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The article reminded me of all the buzz surrounding the Segway. There was so much buzz, in fact, people had a heyday trying to figure out what it was. Most thought it was some kind of personal flying device - which led to long discussions about the implications and roadblocks such a device would encounter. Which is very similar to having packages delivered via drones.

In the end, the Segway hardly lived up to all the hype. I mean, Bezo's himself was quoted as saying, "Cities will be built around these devices." Which should give you a good idea of how masterful he's at over hyping certain things. I now take most of his announcements with a pound of salt, considering his colorful history.



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