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Tom Holt

New technology is useful, but it's inefficient and ugly it knows it'll be obsolete by lunchtime tomorrow, so it has no incentive to be anything else.

Tom Holt

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Tom Holt is saying that new technology often works but is poorly designed because it is expected to become outdated very quickly. Since it won’t last long, there’s no reason for creators to make it efficient or attractive.

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