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Pages 151-153

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From page 151...
... First, however, let me say that one of the key observations that Dr. Baer has made is that when you are looking at information technologies in the home, the key parameter is not discretionary dollars, but discretionary minutes and discretionary hours.
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From page 152...
... Given this background, I think we have to realize that as we go down the path of evolving information technologies in the home, it is going to be a highly experimental path, one of trial and error, and one where there are going to be a lot of contributions from a lot of different people. Therefore, again, I do not think that these markets will be easily masterminded.
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From page 153...
... There are a number of technologies on the horizon that can help do that, but the biggest gain will come if we perfect voice input and voice recognition. If we move forward to a state where voice input is low cost and sophisticated, user-friendliness will be just around the corner.
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