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No I think the all time classic is Krugman saying the internet will be no more influential than the fax machine.
by boppo1 4y ago
No I think the all time classic is Krugman saying the internet will be no more influential than the fax machine.
- dilap 4y agoIt's funny, but in a different genre, because we should expect Krugman to be clueless, whereas in theory people on geeky tech websites would be better.
- silentsea90 4y agoSimilar to the HN'er who dismissed dropbox as an ftp clone (iirc), some geeks live so close to the tech that they can see how a product is simply an iteration on what they understand/own etc. and miss the marvel of the entire package as a mass market product.