Kevin D. Wolf @ByteMaster

Founder-Software Logistics. Developer. Aspiring Leader. Speaker. Jack of all trades, master of many. Former commo sergeant. Runner. 10yr Microsoft MVP. Software-Logistics.com Palm Harbor, FL Joined August 2007

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Kevin D. Wolf @ByteMaster

5 months ago

1961: "There is practically no chance communications space satellites will be used to provide better telephone, telegraph, television or radio service inside the United States." — T.A.M. Craven, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) commissioner. #failedpredictions

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2006: "Everyone's always asking me when Apple will come out with a cell phone. My answer is, 'Probably never.'" — David Pogue, The New York Times. #failedpredictions

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2006: "Everyone's always asking me when Apple will come out with a cell phone. My answer is, 'Probably never.'" — David Pogue, The New York Times. #failedpredictions

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In 1932, Albert Einstein said “There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will “. #failedpredictions

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1955: "Nuclear powered vacuum cleaners will probably be a reality within 10 years." — Alex Lewyt, President of the Lewyt Vacuum Cleaner Company. #failedpredictions

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In 1902, the chief of the Michigan Bank advised the Henry Ford’s lawyer that automobiles are just a fad and they can never replace horses. #failedpredictions

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1992: “The idea of a personal communicator in every pocket is a “pipe dream driven by greed.”?—?Andy Grove, then CEO of Intel. #failedpredictions

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The NeXT purchase is too little too late and Apple is already dead. – Nathan Mythrvold, Microsoft Ex-CTO in 1997. #failedpredictions

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2005: "There's just not that many videos I want to watch." — Steve Chen, CTO and co-founder of YouTube expressing concerns about his company’s long term viability. #failedpredictions

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Kevin D. Wolf @ByteMaster

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2007: “There’s no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share.” — Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO. #failedpredictions

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Bill gates in 2004, Two years from now, spam will be solved. #failedpredictions

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Rail travel at high speed is not possible because passengers may be unable to breathe and would die of asphyxiation. #failedpredictions

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1981: “Cellular phones will absolutely not replace local wire systems.” — Marty Cooper, inventor. #failedpredictions

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1981: “Cellular phones will absolutely not replace local wire systems.” — Marty Cooper, inventor. #failedpredictions

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1981: “No one will need more than 637KB of memory for a personal computer. 640KB ought to be enough for anybody.”?—?Bill Gates, co-founder and chairman of Microsoft. #failedpredictions

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In 1939, The New York Times published that the problem of TV was that people had to glue their eyes onto the screen and Americans wouldn’t have time for it. #failedpredictions

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In 1800s, the French Military leader Napoleon Bonaparte said that, it is impossible to come up with a ship that can sail against the wind. #failedpredictions

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Using alternating current is just a waste of time. Nobody will use it ever. – Thomas Edison in 1889. #failedpredictions

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In the early days, a calculator is equipped with 18,000 tubes and weighs 30 tons. Some people predicted that in the future, it will have only 1000 tubes and weighs only half ton. #failedpredictions

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1995: "I predict the Internet will soon go spectacularly supernova and in 1996 catastrophically collapse." — Robert Metcalfe, founder of 3Com. #failedpredictions