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Cloud and the Diffusion of Innovation

In: Moving to the Cloud Corporation

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  • Leslie Willcocks

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Will Venters

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

  • Edgar A. Whitley

    (London School of Economics and Political Science)

Abstract

The First Law of Technology applies to cloud. The law says: We invariably overestimate the short-term impact of new technologies, while underestimating their long-term effects.1 In his work on the future of the Internet John Naughton makes a strong case for this law. Certainly, it is clear that if the much hyped take-off period from 1995 ended in the bursting of the ‘e-business bubble’ in 2000/01, all predictions of its impact now have to go way beyond the technology and hi-tech sectors, into widespread social, economic, indeed global impacts.2

Suggested Citation

  • Leslie Willcocks & Will Venters & Edgar A. Whitley, 2014. "Cloud and the Diffusion of Innovation," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Moving to the Cloud Corporation, chapter 0, pages 102-124, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-34747-3_6
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137347473_6
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