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Re: Being smart isn’t always enough

George — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:53:08 -0000

Well it's not so smart to invent something people don't want or need is it?
Is it not obvious that no one wants to STAND UP while they ride something unless there a kid? Or how about the fact that the Segway is useless for the multiple STEPS that one encounters in outdoor environment?

Yeah... real "smart"... That's what academia does to people. They play up the left brain and forget about the right brain. Better to make you slaves that way. They want to teach you how to work for someone else but not your self.

Re: Being smart isn’t always enough

mathewi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:19:01 -0000

Nick, last I checked the Segway had sold about 25,000 units. That's not a flop?

Re: Being smart isn’t always enough

Nick Allen — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:20:55 -0000

I would hardly characterize the Segway as a flop. Curious if you have some kind of clarification of what you mean.
Amazon's Kindle -- now that is a flop. The Zune - another flop.

Re: Being smart isn’t always enough

mathewi — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:58:02 -0000

Thanks for the comment, Louis. The part about responding to user
feedback is an important point too -- thanks for mentioning that.

Re: Being smart isn’t always enough

louismg — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:21:19 -0000

Part of the fun of being the resident "early adopter" is seeing how those companies who develop new services continue to listen and make changes, thanks to feedback from their users. FriendFeed, AssetBar, RSSMeme, and ReadBurner are all in this camp, and it's been exciting to watch them grow. I'm glad Paul wrote what he did, and that the blogosphere is taking notice.

My comments...

Companies That Listen to Their Users Will Win In the End
http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/02/companies...