tut+6

** ** Write one clear paragraph for each of his definitions, listing their attributes in relation to the development of the camera. ** 1) First stage the technology passes through is enthusiast users who love, appreciate and enjoy using the technology in an aesthetic way. Who enjoy exploiting it and find its functionality difficulties enjoyable. In relation to 35mm cameras used by astronauts in 50's merely required a Phd in optics to operate them.  ** Enthusiasts want their products to say "exploit me, look at my capabilities". **  2) The second stage is the business phase. Once enough enthusiasts meddle with a product sooner or later they will find practical ways to apply it to their work, once the 35mm camera went from being used by few to many camera professionals it stabilized; the view-finder was in one place with other things improved its controls stabilized even though they were highly manual.
 * What are his definitions for these three stages of adoption, and how did he apply them to his case study of a camera?

** The Business user wants the product to say "look at the productivity i can give you, look how ill change your activities".

** 3)The third stage is the price point. Once the product reaches this business phase then pricing becomes practical and it is usable enough for consumers. In this stage the priority of the product dramatically changes and the most observable thing is that the important controls become automatic. Now cameras set everything automatically including flash, focus, zoom etc. ** The consumer wants the product to say "look at how ill fit into your style, heres who you are if you use me and enjoy my capabilities".

Can you think of another consumer product which has undergone similar developments? Name it.

** The Ethernet from its military uses has gone through such stages before it has ended up in every household through ISP providers as the Internet.