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Thursday, 11 June 2009

Misassigning Credit

Posted on 08:42 by hony
Saying Nintendo is responsible for Microsoft's Project Natal because Nintendo "invented" the motion controller is like saying Hildebrand's invention of the motorcycle inspired Daimler to invent the car.
In case you don't get that: although Hildebrand's motorcycle pre-dated the first production car by Daimler by several years, the fact was that Daimler was aware of the motorcycle, experimented on his own design, and then turned to cars because he saw more potential there.


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