Great Predictions of our Century
Legendary chairman of IBM Mr.Thomas Watson predicted the following in 1943.
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
What a great prediction. We are currently doing a class on Organizational Behavior and our professor Peter Murphy is a great source of inspiration. He uses various Harvard Business Reviews, class discussion, relevant quotes to keep our cohort thinking about OB concepts.
I found a great website which has various quotes
Some of the great quotes are listed here...
"640K ought to be enough for anybody." -- Attributed to Bill Gates, 1981, but believed to be an urban legend.
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" -- H. M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out." -- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
"It will be years -- not in my time -- before a woman will become Prime Minister." -- Margaret Thatcher, 1974.
"Ours has been the first, and doubtless to be the last, to visit this profitless locality." -- Lt. Joseph Ives, after visiting the Grand Canyon in 1861.
You can go to this website to check on some of the bad predictions of our century
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