Bad Computer Predictions"I think there is a world market," IBM chief Thomas Watson famously declared one day in 1943, "for maybe five computers..."
[A selection of other bad computer predictions:
"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
-- Popular Mechanics, 1949
"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."
-- Prentice Hall business editor, 1957
"But what... is it good for?"
-- IBM engineer on the microchip, 1968
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
-- President, Chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977]
Watson, Thomas (1874-1956) American businessman, president (1914–1949) and chairman (1949–1956) of International Business Machines (IBM)
[Sources: IBM]
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