"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." Western Union, internal memo, 1876
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 "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." The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957 "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." Ken Olson, President, Chairman and Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977 "640k ought to be enough for anybody." Bill Gates, Co-Founder and CEO of Microsoft, 1981
