Musccanic Inc., a company that manufactures microprocessors, updates the technology used in its microprocessors once every four years. A study conducted by the R&D team of the company revealed that the microprocessors' growth rate is initially slow, then becomes rapid, and eventually becomes slow again toward the end of the four-year cycle. In the context of technology cycles, this scenario best illustrates _____.
A) a compression approach to innovation
B) resistance to change
C) technological lockout
D) the S-curve pattern of innovation

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The scenario of slow growth in the beginning, followed by a rapid growth rate and then slowing down again toward the end of the four-year cycle best illustrates the S-curve pattern of innovation. The S-curve shows that innovation initially grows slowly, gains momentum as it becomes more widely adopted, and then eventually levels off as it reaches its full potential. This pattern is commonly observed in technology cycles.