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It was revolutionary in the self-balancing aspect. I don't think it's the hype cycle that killed the Segway so much as the unwillingness of really any national
by unfocussed_mike 5y ago
It was revolutionary in the self-balancing aspect.
I don't think it's the hype cycle that killed the Segway so much as the unwillingness of really any national government or major municipality to encourage people to whizz around on pavements using a powered device.
Nowadays, regrettably, that horse has bolted, and all sorts of sociopaths think foopaths are the right place for their badly-maintained future-electrical-fire on wheels!
- Jtsummers 5y agoSelf-balancing may have been revolutionary, but not as revolutionary as the PC, which is how it was playing out in the news at the time (pre-announcement). Though maybe that's a matter of opinion, but I doubt most people think that a self-balancing scooter is going to change the world, which is how it was getting hyped up. The hype really did help kill it because expectations were way too high, and the cost ($5000 or so, used car prices), and then it ended up with the public image as the thing tourists and mall cops used.
- unmole 5y ago> It was revolutionary in the self-balancing aspect. What exactly did it revolutionize?