March 11, 2015
#1497: New Products explain
Predicting the success or failure of a new product
based on what engineers and programmers are saying about it
[A two-column table illustrating this. The headings are actually standing above the table.]
{| class=“wikitable alternance”
! If they say…
! It means…
|-
| “It doesn’t do anything new”
|rowspan=“2”|The product will be
a gigantic success.
|-
| “Why would anyone want that?”
|-
| “Really exciting”
|rowspan=“2”| The product will be a flop.
Years later, its ideas will
show up in something successful.
|-
|“I’ve already preorded one”
|-
| “Wait, are you talking about
<unfamiliar person’s name>’s
new project?”
| The product could be
a scam and may result
in arrests or lawsuits.
|-
| “I would never put
in charge of
managing my .”
| Within five years, they will.
|}