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What is some technology that was dead in the water but managed
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What is some technology that was dead in the water but managed to make a massive recovery?
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>>53746122
Gorilla Glass was basically dead in the water until Apple picked them up.
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>>53746122
Touchscreens as a primary interface.

Literally everyone was dissing until the ipad came out. I remember people discussing the "iTab" or the "iSlate" , saying Apple's tablet computer was doomed to fail.
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VR
>hopefully it dies again
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VR and 3D printers had a lot of hype in the 90s, then nobody cared for almost 20 years, then they came back big time.
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>>53746849
Nintendo was ahead of their time.
>then: strap this thing to your head
>thats retarded!
>now: strap this thing to your head
>this is awesome!
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>>53746873
Virtual Boy didn't have a head strap.
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