For Samsung to attempt to make the leap into leading-edge consumer electronics, in such a short time, and without completely blowing-up its existing culture, defies belief.
Investors with a speculative streak would pump money into these super-minor-league teams, hoping they could make the leap into the big time, thereby substantially increasing the value of franchises.
There were the usual worries about a gap in capital for technology companies - plenty at the start, then very little when they wanted to make the leap into the big league.
In work with Dani Rodrik of Harvard and Charles Sabel of Columbia University, Mr Hausmann argues that governments should emulate venture funds, backing new enterprises in the hope that one will make the leap into a more densely forested area.
It looks as though the Federal Communications Commission may yet have to step in if the industry as a whole is to make its long-overdue leap into the present.
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But as magazines and newspapers and books and business offices and schools make their inexorable leap into the digital future, there's nothing wrong with acknowledging just how nice the tactile, comforting, here-when-you-want-me world of words and pictures on paper has been, even while recognizing and appreciating the marvels of the new way.
But in the case of Brazil, the removal of outdoor advertising may well have helped catalyze brands and the Brazilian ad industry to make a giant leap into digital.
This means you have a regular paycheck (camera equipment is pricey), health insurance, and the luxury of being able to wait and make an educated leap into a career you love.
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The Rasmussens admit their product is confusing to explain and is trying to make a massive leap forward into uncharted technological territory.
And if the plans of Apple's rivals in the world of Windows-based computers are any indicator, Apple should by all rights be ready to make another leap into entertainment-oriented hardware.
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