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Just a point of information: the original essay did not use the phrase "caught on." PG said: "The Segway hasn't delivered on its initial promise, to put it mil
by _pius 17y ago
Just a point of information: the original essay did not use the phrase "caught on." PG said: "The Segway hasn't delivered on its initial promise, to put it mildly.
Given that the hyped promise of the Segway was literally to revolutionize public transportation as we know it, I'd say the statement is accurate.
- jacquesm 17y agoPlenty of that hype was media speculation and did not come from DK. 'IT' and 'Ginger' and a veil of secrecy were just about the only pre-release things that came from there, the hype blew it up way beyond reasonably expectations. The segway - which is innovative in many ways and has done a lot for robotics - could only dissapoint by the time it was released, no matter what it really was.