New technologies always begin in chaos. Nobody knows what to build, what form it should take, or which approach will dominate. Experiments explode, visions collide, believers stake everything. Then the "Ford moment" comes: one approach wins, defines the standard, and everyone else follows. The early automobile industry provides the perfect illustration. In 1905, nobody could tell you what a car was supposed to look like. At the turn of the 20th century, three competing technologies vied for d...