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Page 1: Worst predictions in History

Worst predictions in History

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 “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” 

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“Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and weigh only 1.5 tons.” 

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“But what…is it good for?”

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“There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.”

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 “640K ought to be enough for anybody.” 

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“The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?”

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“While theoretically and technically television may be feasible, commercially and financially it is an impossibility.” 

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 “Radio has no future. Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. X-rays will prove to be a hoax.”

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“We don’t like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out.”

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“Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You’re crazy.” 

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“Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.” 

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“The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives.”