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What it really comes down tois a personal decision as to whether or not you reallywanna be...

What it really comes down to
is a personal decision as to whether or not you really
wanna be in touch all the time

Full Transcript

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What it really comes down to is a personal decision
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as to whether or not you really wanna be in touch all the time.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:20
Uploaded
Jun 18, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Spellbound Productions II

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The ideas that dominate the tech industry and our day to day lives were born at a secretive Silicon Valley start-up named 'General Magic', which spun out of Apple in 1990 to create the first handheld personal communicator (or "smartp
My stomach turned sour and I thought we're doomed. - General Magic 00:07
My stomach turned sour and I thought we're doomed.
No one came, no one bought it. Nothing. - General Magic 00:07
No one came, no one bought it. Nothing.
And so we are waiting for the sales to happen and the sales numbers were low. - General Magic 00:06
And so we are waiting for the sales to happen and the sales ...
Very low, and there were some problems with the AT&T Network. So bit by bit - General Magic 00:16
Very low, and there were some problems with the AT&T Net...
We had sold fewer than 3000 devices, and almost all of those - General Magic 00:08
We had sold fewer than 3000 devices, and almost all of those
Virtually none to ordinary consumers. - General Magic 00:04
Virtually none to ordinary consumers.
I was looking at the list of the names of the buyers - General Magic 00:13
I was looking at the list of the names of the buyers
Share price, that's I think, the greatest concern in this room and that's - General Magic 00:06
Share price, that's I think, the greatest concern in th...
The explosion of the Internet has forced a rethinking of strategies - General Magic 00:06
The explosion of the Internet has forced a rethinking of str...
I have believed for years, and continue to believe, - General Magic 00:14
I have believed for years, and continue to believe,
I continue to believe in the wireless dimension, - General Magic 00:09
I continue to believe in the wireless dimension,
It's a question of resources, priorities and market readiness, - General Magic 00:12
It's a question of resources, priorities and market rea...
This guy from the San Francisco Chronicle, I mean, I remember - General Magic 00:09
This guy from the San Francisco Chronicle, I mean, I remembe...
Sony is going to drop you. I have sources that have told me that. - General Magic 00:07
Sony is going to drop you. I have sources that have told me ...
What happens when Sony drops you? - General Magic 00:04
What happens when Sony drops you?
You guys are dead." - General Magic 00:09
You guys are dead."
You didn't see the future and know what's coming - General Magic 00:08
You didn't see the future and know what's coming
I'm looking at spreadsheets, in my office - General Magic 00:12
I'm looking at spreadsheets, in my office
How do I create the impression that there is a future here." - General Magic 00:06
How do I create the impression that there is a future here.&...
The initial experience is terrific, and where we are headed - General Magic 00:10
The initial experience is terrific, and where we are headed