Sony has developed a wireless speaker that sits unobtrusively on a desktop. The tiny, yet strong twin speakers use Bluetooth to stream music directly from your PC or MP3 player. This small Sony wireless speaker, which is radically different from anything currently on the market, would be classified as a(n):
A. discontinuous innovation
B. slow-diffusing product
C. episodic innovation
D. venture product
E. sporadic innovation
Answer: A
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