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Technology Adoption Cycles: The technology adoption lifecycle, a sociological model developed by Joe M. Bohlen, George M. Beal and Everett M. Rogers at Iowa State University in 1981, was a bell curve.
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In his 1991 book, Crossing the Chasm, Geoffrey Moore argues there is a chasm between the early adopters of the product (the technology enthusiasts and visionaries) and the early majority (the pragmatists). This was also shown in some early '80's studies with email at Bell Labs.
In 1995 the Gartner Group coined the term "Hype Cycle" related to Moore's gap.
Current Gartner Hype Cycle in 2012:
Cloud Computing Chart for 2012 Links: Product Life Cycle in finance Information Processing and Communication Networks - History - Technologies - Overview |