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From an academic point of view this thread is like a textbook example of the adoption cycle. Early adopters throwing them selves in, despite drawbacks. The early majority holding back until the drawbacks have been neutralised, and the late majority/laggards not even wading in. I humbly submit Ramuman as the early adopter, GreenFrog and Find Fin as Early and Late majority respectively, and Pio as Laggard.
This whole discussion could be drawn in low quality cartoons in the back of some dusty textbook for first year marketing students.
Wait until we get to Gartner's "Trough of Disillusionment"
From an academic point of view this thread is like a textbook example of the adoption cycle. Early adopters throwing them selves in, despite drawbacks. The early majority holding back until the drawbacks have been neutralised, and the late majority/laggards not even wading in. I humbly submit Ramuman as the early adopter, GreenFrog and Find Fin as Early and Late majority respectively, and Pio as Laggard.
This whole discussion could be drawn in low quality cartoons in the back of some dusty textbook for first year marketing students.
Every time @ramuman talks about his engineering geek cred and how his Tesla purchase reinforces it
Sorry couldn't resist
From an academic point of view this thread is like a textbook example of the adoption cycle. Early adopters throwing them selves in, despite drawbacks. The early majority holding back until the drawbacks have been neutralised, and the late majority/laggards not even wading in. I humbly submit Ramuman as the early adopter, GreenFrog and Find Fin as Early and Late majority respectively, and Pio as Laggard.
This whole discussion could be drawn in low quality cartoons in the back of some dusty textbook for first year marketing students.
I used to work for Gartner. I don't want to look at another Magic Quadrant for the rest of my life.
Ramubrah... This is not a good look.
I'll have you know I'm usually an early adopter, but in the case of vehicles, I'm more early majority. I mean, all I want is a full size SUV and a 500 mile range. Why I won't be an early adopter with cars is they cost a whole bunch more than say a digital camera (had one back in 1999) or a home NAS (can't remember when I didn't have one).
I'll take that as a complement. Someone has to do it. It's never cost efficient from a purely utilitarian sense, but it is if you care about it enough.
I feel like I was getting thrown under the bus from a of bunch assholes that likely have never even driven a Tesla, much less lived with one. So thanks man.
It was never meant to be insulting - I'm a laggard with cars (buying at the end of production cycles to maximise reliability), and we each have the areas in which we are early adopters (mine is personal tech, my partner's is cameras) It was just an observation that threw me back a decade to my classes.
Edit: and Pio, I do believe that Mercedes recently dragged you kicking and screaming into the new world order with their engine choices... Nothing wrong with being a late majority - the early adopters are the ones who take all the risk and suffer all the pains. It's not exactly a position to aspire to.
From an academic point of view this thread is like a textbook example of the adoption cycle. Early adopters throwing them selves in, despite drawbacks. The early majority holding back until the drawbacks have been neutralised, and the late majority/laggards not even wading in. I humbly submit Ramuman as the early adopter, GreenFrog and Find Fin as Early and Late majority respectively, and Pio as Laggard.
This whole discussion could be drawn in low quality cartoons in the back of some dusty textbook for first year marketing students.