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The sad thing is that at bigger companies like IBM dozens and dozens of billion-dollar ideas have been rejected out of hand for no good reason, far out of line
by henning 19y ago
The sad thing is that at bigger companies like IBM dozens and dozens of billion-dollar ideas have been rejected out of hand for no good reason, far out of line with unfortunate serendipity. IBM rejected xerography, minicomputers, personal computing, and ignored the work its researchers did on relational databases.
Back in the 19th century, there were people who thought telephony was a lousy idea.
Things will always be like this.
- michaelneale 19y agoThats what startups and small teams and companies are for ;)
- henning 19y agoOften times people have families and other obligations that keep them from taking the huge risk that is starting up. Or they just don't have the courage. Or whatever. To the detriment of the business world and consumers.