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Re:Crypto Market Crash Leaving Bankrupt Startups in Its Wake by albedoa on Sunday December 09, 2018 @11:22AM (#18641580)
> That quote is a product of its time, and only seems foolish or misguided with the benefit of hindsight.

"Only"? There were top-level comments in that very thread [1] that pointed out why it was misguided and foolish. Hindsight is not the requirement that some want it to be.

1. https://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-i...

Re:Crypto Market Crash Leaving Bankrupt Startups in Its Wake by dingaling on Sunday December 09, 2018 @11:45AM (#18641741)
Yet wireless and large capacity proved, in the long run, to be exactly what the market wanted and Apple had to incorporate those features into later iPods.
Re:Crypto Market Crash Leaving Bankrupt Startups in Its Wake by kemiller on Sunday December 09, 2018 @12:09PM (#18641900)
I think that’s sort of OP’s point. The criticisms that come up may be valid, but that doesn’t mean the whole enterprise is doomed.