Ginger (or, Neo-Schumpeterians Killer App?)

[Chuck Munson]

Thomas Seay wrote:
> 
> Well, some people may poo-poo Segway, but I think it
> is brilliant.  This technology is just in its
> infancy...we need only think of the beginnings of the
> airplane or the car.
> 
> I dont doubt that part of the hype was a marketing
> ploy but I think the consumer public expects things to
> appear in a perfect form as soon as it appears.  I can
> definitely see why some, especially engineers, would
> be enthusiastic about it though.

I have a killer app that I use to get around town. It's been perfected
after several million years of product testing.

It's called walking.

This may be an interesting toy with some practical uses, but it will not
"revolutionize" transportation technology.

Wake me up when they they start talking about "the first practical
application of anti-gravity."

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hands when a truck hit us." 

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