"What's different this time?" is a classic question to ask yourself when evaluating tech choices. Sometimes the answer is that something does make it different this time, it's not just a rhetorical device to dismiss things that have been tried before.
Most things don't take off the first time they're tried.
Think of all the current mainstream or trendy stuff, like virtualization, massively parallel coprocessors (now called GPUs), AI, multicore processors, etc. They all tried to come to market decades ago and had just niche success.
Most things don't take off the first time they're tried. Think of all the current mainstream or trendy stuff, like virtualization, massively parallel coprocessors (now called GPUs), AI, multicore processors, etc. They all tried to come to market decades ago and had just niche success.