The book Diffusion of Innovation says innovation goes through several successive groups – Innovators (Risk Takers), Early Adopters (Opinion Leaders), Early Majority, Late Majority (Skeptics) and the Laggards (Last to Try) As innovation (or tech) moves between stages, you might notice specific signals.
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