The phrase "adoption curve" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in discussions about the rate at which new technologies or innovations are accepted and adopted by users or consumers.
Example: "Understanding the adoption curve can help businesses strategize their marketing efforts for new products."
Alternatives: "innovation adoption model" or "technology acceptance curve".
Figure 1 S-shaped adoption curve, adapted from Rogers ( [2003] ) with adopter categories.
SimpleStar says its PhotoShow service appeals not to early adopters but the the last 2/3 of the adoption curve.
This segment could be the tipping point for when we move from the early adopters to the early majority in the VR product adoption curve.
The answers are simple enough: Technology takes time to develop, and users need time to adapt.With any disruptive technology, the classic adoption curve usually holds true: innovators first, followed by early adopters, early majority, late majority and, finally, laggards … your grandma.
Businesses were funded way ahead of the consumer Internet adoption curve.
Social networks have allowed unprecedented freedom to communicate in Saudi Arabia, propelling a steep adoption curve.
"They tend to have a fairly long adoption curve," Jim Pisz, the corporate manager of Toyota's North American business strategy, told me.
"We're seeing a similar adoption curve as high definition," Chris Fawcett, vice president of Sony's television business, wrote in an e-mail message.
The winners in IoT will be those who empower anyone (single individual through to multi-billion dollar companies) to get insight from data, without a huge learning and thus adoption curve.
The 4G spectrum, which allows users to download a feature film on to their handset within minutes, cost four companies just £2.3bn despite offering a superior product to 3G. "We would expect the adoption curve to be significantly faster than for 3G," said Dunne.
"There are a few companies that are mass-consumer-focused, that, if the stars align, could potentially be that killer app," says Silbert. "But I tend to think that in these early years, this will be a slow awareness and adoption curve.
