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Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world by storm but didn't?
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Re: Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world by storm but didn't?
#2The converse is possibly even more interesting: what tech were you convinced would fail but took the world by storm?
Re: Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world by storm but didn't?
#3Google Glass
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#4Those VR glasses for augmented reality, the google glasses... but nope.
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#5RSS and Google Reader. What can I say, I was young and foolish.
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#6Semantic ontologies that would totally change the nature of search.
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#7Browser extensions
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#8I was sure the Facebook Platform would take over the world. I thought the fast success of Zynga would create a blueprint for all web apps would be built in the future
Re: Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world by storm but didn't?
#9The converse is possibly even more interesting: what tech were you convinced would fail but took the world by storm?
Snapchat.
But than again if we look at their finances (and stock), they have always been in the red and are resorting to selling glasses and hotdog costumes now (huge losses).
So maybe they aren't that successful after all.
Re: Ask HN: What tech were you convinced would take the world by storm but didn't?
#10Kinect - such a human interface that doesn't require direct integration with hardware or technical knowledge or buttons, and a lot of fun in the games I played. But it failed.