October 13th, 2009 → 8:48 am @ // No Comments
Everything that can be invented has been invented.
- Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. patent office, 1899
This ‘telephone’ has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication.”
— William Orton, president of Western Union, in 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell tried to sell the company his invention.
I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.
- Thomas Watson, IBM, in 1943
Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?
— Harry Warner, Warner Bros., as movies with sound made their debut in 1927
— Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment, in 1977.
There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.
640KB (memory) ought to be enough for anybody.
— Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder, 1981.
