Great Quotes of the Past! : Great Quotes of the Past! Selected by M. Qasim Nadeem “Everything that can be invented has been invented”
(According to Charles H. Duell, Office of Patents 1899)
Telephone : Telephone “The telephone is inherently of no value to us.”
(Western Union in 1876)
Computer : Computer “There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.”
(Ken Olson, President, chair, and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation in 1977)
“I think there is a world market for maybe 5 computers”
(Thomas Watson, IBM Chair, 1943)
“64 KiloBytes ought to be enough for anybody.”
(Bill Gates, 1981)
Data Processing : Data Processing “I have travelled 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.”
(Editor in-charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957)