"Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons."
~ "Popular Mechanics," forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers."
~ Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
~ Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible."
~ A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out."
~ Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962
"Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy."
~ Drillers who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859
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