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Geoffrey Moore proposed the technology diffusion theory in Crossing the Chasm, dividing the technology adoption curve into five stages: Innovators 2.5%, Early Adopters 13.5%, Early Majority 34%, Late Majority 34%, and Laggards 16%.
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