Blog Post #7 (Diffusion of Innovation)

    Looking at personal computers through the lens of the Diffusion Theory, personal computers were very successful. Many people became early adopters of personal computers because of its convenience with the Internet being able to communicate with people from long distance in real time when compared to sending paper mails. As new functions came out for PCs, the early majority started to use PCs for business, communication, and entertainment. Some people were late adopters and laggards because they think that they didn't needed PCs, but as time went on, they realized that they have to start using PCs because the society has made PCs a standard item in many places like, libraries, restaurants, and shopping malls.

    

    Some negative consequences to PCs are that they can be hacked and since they are easily affordable and the majority of people have them, other individuals and business can reach out and scam people. This could be a reason why laggards don't want to buy PCs, because of them losing money or have their personal information stolen. Even though people are able to get scammed and hacked from using a PC, the positive aspects outweighs the negative aspects of PCs because if people are aware of what is happening when online, they can avoid getting scammed or hacked and can use PCs as they are intended; for communication and entertainment.