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Technology Life Cycle. Wikipedia: Most new technologies follow a similar technology maturity lifecycle describing the technological maturity of a product. This is not similar to a product life cycle, but applies to an entire technology, or a generation of a technology.
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Technology Life Cycle Wikipedia: Most new technologies follow a similar technology maturity lifecycle describing the technological maturity of a product. This is not similar to a product life cycle, but applies to an entire technology, or a generation of a technology.
Kendall’s Technology Life Cycle • Invention • Emergence (come forth from obscurity, not reached full potential) • Acceptance (established) • Sublime (fully appreciated) • Surplus
Kurzweil’s Technology Life Cycle • Precursor (dream or contemplation) • Invention • Development (emergence) • Maturity (established) • Pretenders (threat by upstart) • Obsolescence (by new technology) • Antiquity