leapfrog effect
n.— «SMS Sugar Man is emblematic of what anthropologists refer to as the “leapfrog effect.” This is when people in developing nations adopt new technology and use it in ways that allow them to overtake users in developed nations.» —“Phoning it in” Filmmaker.co.za Jan. 30, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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