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Osborne? Never heard this term. What's this from?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_effect

Osborne Computer announced a future product that would outperform the current line. People waited, rather than buying what was currently being offered. In the meantime, with the drop in sales they ran out of cash and went bankrupt.




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