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This... Well, theoretically such a machine could be worth billions but actually you’d probably sell a few to research institutes and then one to a commercial c

• kybernetikos 14y ago
  Not really. He's not saying that there would only be a few of them deployed, he's saying that once you've deployed a few, those few will be used to make more, and you won't be able to sell yours for more than the cost of materials, since anyone who has already bought one from you can undercut you. I think this will not be a real problem for a really long time, but it's actually an audacious vision rather than a too limited one.
  • bradshaw1965 14y ago
    You're correct in the quote being the inverse in intent. It's still a big call on a nascent tech. Big calls on nascent tech tend to be wrong.
• zxcdw 14y ago
  > This sure sounds like ... I thought of the same. Although the quote itself can't be attributed to Watson or anyone else for that regard, what the quote says used to be true. During the time, in 1943 there indeed was not much more market for a computer than the about five pieces of them. I'm curious to learn what Google has in mind. They surely employ lots of groundbreaking people when it comes to futuristic technology. Kurzweil and Norvig alone make a huge impact.