Talk:Disruptive innovation/Archives/2021

What is a "3.5 Standard Calculator"?
The "Examples" section cites the pocket calculator as having displaced something called the "3.5 standard calculator". Although it's implied by context that it's some kind of desktop calculator, the wording makes it sound like this was a specific, widespread piece of hardware; however, I can't find any sources clarifying what exactly that might be, and Googling "3.5 standard calculator" (in quotes) only turns up references to this page (without quotes, the phrase is far too vague to yield anything useful). Any ideas? Rent-Yr-Chemicals (talk) 11:45, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

Blockchain
I would think that Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies would be at the forefront of this discussion right now (Apr 2021). Certainly this is a massively disruptive innovation. The only question is how it will play out in the medium and long term. At the very least it is a potentially disruptive innovation. Blockchain is considered by many as the greatest innovation since the internet itself, perhaps even since the printing press. Its application to finance has gone from novelty to a major focus of financial institutions globally as well as governments and corporations, with all of them having recognized its inevitability and scrambling to try to understand how it will fit into the new world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DDoeth (talk • contribs)


 * Maybe one day, but it hasn't disrupted much of anything yet. Wikipedia has no deadline, we can afford to wait until the dust has settled. - MrOllie (talk) 19:51, 23 April 2021 (UTC)