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by AnotherGoodName 1322 days ago
Yep slow and steady rather than trying to make it happen now would be the real long term play.

Apple tried to make the Newton happen a decade too early. It worked in the end but they did the right thing in not trying to repeatedly double down on making it work before all the pieces of the puzzle came into play (mobile networks, better touchscreens, efficient CPUs, enough storage to hold music, etc.).