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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by dcc1 on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @04:05PM (#6811136)
Do you remember when computers used to take whole rooms and apparently "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." and "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."

Now iam replying to this from a phone

Just saying technologies improve over time, bitcoin is a very interesting mix of technologies, probably the most exciting thing to come along since email, web, bittorent and social networks

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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by ceol on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @10:54PM (#6812934)
The most exciting thing since the web? Really? It's an interesting technology, but let's not forget Foursquare launched the same year and has had more of an impact on business, and Instagram launched a year after and has had more of an impact on the general population.
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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by c0n5pir4cy on Thursday November 28, 2013 @05:19AM (#6813917)
Bitcoin was engineered to take time, it wouldn't be as popular as it is now if things played out differently.

In fact the whole value of the currency is based on the fact it takes work, and therefore time, to create.

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Re:A Prediction: Bitcoin Is Doomed to Fail by psionski on Thursday November 28, 2013 @07:53AM (#6814303)
Foursquare? Yeah, right... and Instagram is basically imgur with filters... Compared to peer-to-peer money, your examples aren't very good.
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