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Why do people continue to link to this guy who is so consistently wrong about everything? He's like the Jim Cramer of tech.

vba616 3y ago
The "Jim Cramer of tech" is John C. Dvorak. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_C._Dvorak https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_C._Dvorak "The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things." (1984) "Maybe when the smoke clears, we will have heard the last of Steve Jobs as guru, seer, visionary and hapless victim too ... He'll go the way of pet rock, electric carving knives, silly putty, Tiny Tim, and the three-tone paint job. Let's hope so." (1985) "The noisiest buzz in the industry lately has been over the emerging use of cable TV systems to provide fast network data transmissions using a device called a cable modem. But the likelihood of this technology succeeding is zilch. It's one of those interesting-sounding ideas that will attract what venture capitalists call dumb money." (1997) "If [Apple's] smart, it will call the iPhone a 'reference design' and pass it to some suckers to build with someone else's marketing budget. Then it can wash its hands of any marketplace failures. [... ] It should do that immediately before it's too late." (2007) "I cannot see [the iPad] escaping the tablet computer dead zone any time soon" (2010) "I consider this situation to be dire for Apple. When the iPhone 5 arrives shortly, it will be crunch time for the company. ... It may be the last important iPhone." (2012) "Within the decade, Microsoft should have a minimum of 300 stores. They should do as well as the Apple Stores" (2012) "If [Apple's upcoming watch] can't replace the iPhone completely it's a goner." (2014) "Apple mentions the Mac less and less at its big events. The company knows that the machine is a drain on resources that detracts from its new core business ... Mac will be phased out and the whole line will be replaced by iPads." (2017)

vba616 3y ago

The "Jim Cramer of tech" is John C. Dvorak. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_C._Dvorak https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_C._Dvorak "The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things." (1984) "Maybe when the smoke clears, we will have heard the last of Steve Jobs as guru, seer, visionary and hapless victim too ... He'll go the way of pet rock, electric carving knives, silly putty, Tiny Tim, and the three-tone paint job. Let's hope so." (1985) "The noisiest buzz in the industry lately has been over the emerging use of cable TV systems to provide fast network data transmissions using a device called a cable modem. But the likelihood of this technology succeeding is zilch. It's one of those interesting-sounding ideas that will attract what venture capitalists call dumb money." (1997) "If [Apple's] smart, it will call the iPhone a 'reference design' and pass it to some suckers to build with someone else's marketing budget. Then it can wash its hands of any marketplace failures. [... ] It should do that immediately before it's too late." (2007) "I cannot see [the iPad] escaping the tablet computer dead zone any time soon" (2010) "I consider this situation to be dire for Apple. When the iPhone 5 arrives shortly, it will be crunch time for the company. ... It may be the last important iPhone." (2012) "Within the decade, Microsoft should have a minimum of 300 stores. They should do as well as the Apple Stores" (2012) "If [Apple's upcoming watch] can't replace the iPhone completely it's a goner." (2014) "Apple mentions the Mac less and less at its big events. The company knows that the machine is a drain on resources that detracts from its new core business ... Mac will be phased out and the whole line will be replaced by iPads." (2017)