So it seems that Richard Stallman has proclaimed that cloud computing is stupid. It appears that Larry Ellison has voiced a similar sentiment. In case you missed some of the other claims made during the roll out of new technology:
Stanley Schuster, famous horse breeder and seller c. 1910 - “These stupid cars are just a fad. They aren’t going to love you like a horse.”
Robert Valchek, Polish military tactician c. 1936 - “I’m not sure about this whole tank thing. It’s stupid really. What soldier wants to sit inside of tin can, separated from his enemy? I just don’t see how those things make any kind of an impact.”
James Vanderslotten, home radio salesman c. 1945 - “Moving plays in your living room? What a waste of time. Customers want the intimacy of performances acted for them in the comfort of their home, not nitwits on a impersonal screen talking about house cleaners.”
Howard Hallet, big band conductor c. 1962 - “This rock and roll nonsense is nothing but noise.”
Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO c.1981 - “640k is all the memory your computer will ever need.”
Donald McAvoy, Encyclopedia Brittanica salesman c. 1995 - “Disk based encyclopedias? Who wants that? People buy encyclopedias because they want to have the books…to turn the pages.”
Joe Stinson, owner Corner Video Rentals c. 2004 - “Mail delivery of DVDs? Seriously? What a joke. How do you browse through titles? What about the last minute pickup? What a brain dead idea.”
There you have it…plenty of curmudgeons who have staked their claim on history with some pretty prescient pronouncements.
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