No one asked for faster horses, they still became obsolete when cars came. Nothing new

> No one asked for faster horses

Err, yes they did. Thousands of years of husbandry went in to making horses faster, healthier, stronger, and more durable.

I think the quote you’re looking for is “if I had asked people what they wanted, the would have said faster horses”. It’s attributed to Henry Ford, although there is debate about whether or not he said it.

The point of the quote is that “faster horses” is the consumer response to “how do I get more work done” as it comes from the viewpoint of “how am I doing my work now”. An ingenious mind looks at the desired outcome and works backwards and may come to a different and dramatically improved solution instead of merely improving the current tool.