Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans) | |
In tech, “never” means 5-10 years, but “5-10 years” means never.
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“CS 183s will never be an official class.”
Found in Translation: 5-10 years
“We think we will cross the innovation chasm in 5-10 years”
Found in Translation: 2000-never.
Geoffrey Moore will write the book Crossing the Chasm from the Right in 5-10 years
Found in Translation: Never.
Facebook will never die.
Found in Translation: it’ll die in 5-10 years