Quite often in history the inventions were viewed skeptically, the inclination to adopt the new technology was non-existing. Here are some of the quotes regarding different inventions spread over the last few centuries....
1800:
What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense.
1800:
What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense.
Napoleon Bonaparte views about steam boat
1864:
No one will pay good money to get from Berlin to Potsdam in one hour when he can ride his horse there in one day for free.
No one will pay good money to get from Berlin to Potsdam in one hour when he can ride his horse there in one day for free.
King William I of Prussia on invention of trains.
1865:
Dear Mr. President: The canal system of this country is being threatened by a new form of transportation known as "railroads" ... As you may well know, Mr. President, "railroad" carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 miles per hour by "engines" which, in addition to endangering life and limb of passengers, roar and snort their way through the countryside, setting fire to crops, scaring the livestock and frightening women and children. The Almighty certainly never intended that people should travel at such breakneck speed.
Dear Mr. President: The canal system of this country is being threatened by a new form of transportation known as "railroads" ... As you may well know, Mr. President, "railroad" carriages are pulled at the enormous speed of 15 miles per hour by "engines" which, in addition to endangering life and limb of passengers, roar and snort their way through the countryside, setting fire to crops, scaring the livestock and frightening women and children. The Almighty certainly never intended that people should travel at such breakneck speed.
Martin Van Buren-the then NY Governor.
1927 :
Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?
H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers
1957 :
I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won’t last out the year.
1968:
But what . . . is it good for?
But what . . . is it good for?
Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, views on microchips
1977 :
...there is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.
Ken Olson, President, Chairman, and Founder of DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation)
1981:
640K ought to be enough for anybody.
640K ought to be enough for anybody.
Bill Gates on size of RAM in PCs.
(The quotes above have been adopted from different sources on the internet)
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