Comments on: The myth of the ‘killer app’ http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:42:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: mikesum32 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1641 mikesum32 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:56:00 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1641 There was Visicalc. There was Visicalc.

]]> By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1642 Eugenia Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:58:00 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1642 Today there is no such app though. These were the days where computer functionality was limited, as far as the general public was concerned. This gave boost to some such apps between 1978 and 1985. But when computers became more generic in terms of what they can do, these “killer app” lines were blurred. Today, you CAN’T have any kind of app that would be as killer as visicalc was back then. But you can have major technologies instead (like AI). Today there is no such app though. These were the days where computer functionality was limited, as far as the general public was concerned. This gave boost to some such apps between 1978 and 1985. But when computers became more generic in terms of what they can do, these “killer app” lines were blurred. Today, you CAN’T have any kind of app that would be as killer as visicalc was back then. But you can have major technologies instead (like AI).

]]> By: mikesum32 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1646 mikesum32 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:31:00 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1646 One of the biggest setbacks in speech recognition was the founders of Dragon Naturally Speaking selling the company to Lernout & Hauspie in for stock. Later that year, it was determined Lernout & Hauspie fabricated revenues of $277 million. Then a year later they went under. Dr. James Baker and Dr. Janet Baker (the c-founders of Dragon) tried unsuccessfully to get their baby back. One of the biggest setbacks in speech recognition was the founders of Dragon Naturally Speaking selling the company to Lernout & Hauspie in for stock. Later that year, it was determined Lernout & Hauspie fabricated revenues of $277 million.

Then a year later they went under. Dr. James Baker and Dr. Janet Baker (the c-founders of Dragon) tried unsuccessfully to get their baby back.

]]> By: Oliver Herold http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1645 Oliver Herold Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:43:00 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1645 >full speech recognition Ack. This would be really an evolution to computers and a help for many disabled persons around the globe. >full speech recognition

Ack. This would be really an evolution to computers and a help for many disabled persons around the globe.

]]> By: Eugenia http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1644 Eugenia Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:41:00 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1644 Thanks for the link Guy. I actually worked on an AI project right after college for 2 years. The project went nowhere, but it has altered my view of the future… Thanks for the link Guy. I actually worked on an AI project right after college for 2 years. The project went nowhere, but it has altered my view of the future…

]]> By: Guy Martin http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1643 Guy Martin Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:37:00 +0000 http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/02/13/the-myth-of-the-killer-app/#comment-1643 For ‘AI-lite’ check out <a href="http://www.conceptnet.org" rel="nofollow">ConceptNet</a> from MIT. While not AI in the traditional sense, it does allow for some interesting ‘associations’ to be made based on ‘Crowdsourcing’, which can be used like Lego building blocks to build some interesting apps. For ‘AI-lite’ check out ConceptNet from MIT. While not AI in the traditional sense, it does allow for some interesting ‘associations’ to be made based on ‘Crowdsourcing’, which can be used like Lego building blocks to build some interesting apps.

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