Poor man, when there was a very valid reason for doing what he did! "Hobson soon discovered that his fastest horses were the most popular, and thus overworked.

Poor man, when there was a very valid reason for doing what he did! "Hobson soon discovered that his fastest horses were the most popular, and thus overworked. So as not to exhaust them, he established a strict rotation system, allowing customers to rent only the next horse in line. This policy, "this one or none" ("take it or leave it"), has come to be known as "Hobson's choice". It is not an absence of choice, rather choosing one thing or nothing."