Mistake: A company rejected the pat

Mistake: A company rejected the patent for the telephone.
In 1876, the most important communications technology was the telegraph. A wealthy company called
Western Union was in control of this technology. The president of the company, William Orton, was off ered
the patent for an invention called the telephone for $100,000. Orton sent a response to the 29-yearold
inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. It said, “After careful consideration of your
invention…while it is a very interesting novelty, we have come to the conclusion that it has no
commercial possibilities…What use could this company make of an electrical toy?” Bell kept
the patent and created his own telephone company, which became the largest in the U.S.
The patent Bell had off ered Western Union eventually became the most valuable patent in
history. Orton could have made one of the best deals in business history. Instead, he may
have made the worst business mistake in history.

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Mistake: A company rejected the patent for the telephone.
In 1876, the most important communications technology was the telegraph. A wealthy Called company
Western Union was in control of this technology. The president of the company, William Orton, was off ered
the patent for an invention Called the telephone for $ 100,000. Orton sent a response to the 29-yearold
inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell. It said, "After careful consideration 'of your
invention ... the while it is a very interesting novelty, we have come to the conclusion That it has no
commercial use Possibilities ... What Could this company make of an electrical toy? "Bell kept
the patent and created his own telephone company, Which Became the Largest in the US
The patent Had Bell off ered Western Union Eventually Became the most valuable patent in
history. Orton could have made ​​one of the best deals in business history. Instead, he may
have made ​​the worst business mistake in history.