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A direct requirement for new infrastructure deployment to make use of a new technology is always going to reduce the rate of uptake. The top 5 things on the li
by __alexs 15y ago
A direct requirement for new infrastructure deployment to make use of a new technology is always going to reduce the rate of uptake.
The top 5 things on the list all require pretty much just a factory and a large number of trucks to get value out to the consumers quickly. Plus customers themselves were providing amplification in the value being delivered on those trucks by producing their own mixtapes and VHS recordings to swap with friends all the time.
- crusso 15y agoThat's an excellent point. Cell phone networks and color television content took a long time to develop. They weren't useful to very many consumers when first introduced, so the market rate was naturally very slow.