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[OB1]

Originally posted by Nintendarse
You're absolutely correct. And that is where the popularity v. innovative relationship model (the one I'm talking about) hits a snag...when we have hindsight. Although it can be explained:

Because we set our reference frame to be the percepton consumer, certain factors seem to slip through the cracks. I mean, objectively (with hindsight), the man was innovative, but, if you're strictly following the relativity model, he was not perceived to be innovative until he became popular, and until that point, he was not innovative.

That didn't make sense, did it?

But, I guess what I'm trying to say is that, for the sake of someone looking at innovation from a sales perspective (how much is this innovation going to excite the audience, creating more sales?), the perspective that I'm talking about works.

P.S. Has anyone here seen "Office Space?" Doesn't OB1 remind you of the "Jump to Conclusions Mat" guy?

Innovation is innovation, even if it's not recognized. He was innovating even when no one realized it. Here's the definition of "innovation", from dictionary.com:

in·no·va·tion ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-vshn)
n.
1. The act of introducing something new.

2. Something newly introduced.

And no, there's no third definition that states "... but only if people recognize it!".