but did they make the wrong decision? This from 2006 http://www.chyp.com/gone_west/
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Replying to @dgwbirch
David, The patents turned out to be worth >$100 trillion dollars. Biggest technology mistake in history.
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele
yes agree but it took more than a generation for telegraph to peak, so the management at the time were rational, if wrong
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Replying to @dgwbirch @BrianRoemmele
texting has exceeded talking in popularity We spoke, we evolved, we wrote, evolved again, then clicked. No?
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Sam, yes, only reason we did no talk to computers day 1 was it took till 2015 or so to really understand us—an adaption.
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele @dgwbirch
We want to push buttons. I do not feel that I need to, have to, or prefer to talk to a device.
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Sam, I hear ya. A generation is growing up that will expect to talk to a computer, car, appliance, etc. Its happening now
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele @dgwbirch
We have kids swiping on any glass surface. Kids trying to talk to devices? Not really Not yet
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Sam, I understand your observations. Empirically the data suggests otherwise. Go to a house with kids + Alexa. Expected.
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Replying to @BrianRoemmele
We do have kids and we do have Alexa and we are a techno nerdy household surrounded by same. Not seeing it sorry.
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Sam, I hear ya. The data published by Google shows a rather robust trend. Worth noting Alexa took off outside tech areas first.
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