When the First Cell Phone Was Released, Only a Few

question 85

Multiple Choice

When the first cell phone was released, only a few people could afford to buy it. Over the years, mobile manufacturers improved the phone designs and features and also reduced their cost to make them more affordable. This signaled the shift to the _____ stage of the technology cycle.

• A)technological discontinuity
• B)discontinuous change
• C)dominant design
• D)incremental change
• E)technological continuity

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