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Famous bad predictions about technology

Oh, I've seen that a dozen times. Several quotes:

The Internet will fade away. – Robert Metcalfe, inventor of Ethernet, 1995

The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty—a fad. – President of the Michigan Savings Bank, 1903

There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home. – Ken Olsen, 1977

The iPhone has no chance of getting significant market share. – Steve Ballmer, 2007

... and so on

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