The evaluation of Re-Invention is double-edged: on the one hand, it could represent a danger for the user (i.e., when security-sensitive innovations such as electronic devices are re- invented), and it could threaten the producer’s business plans. This is the case for the Re- Invention of the “missed call” function for mobile telephones, which is used to communicate without paying for a phone connection (Donner, 2007). On the other hand, Rice and Rogers (1980, p. 504) emphasize the positive effects of Re-Invention when it serves for adapting an innovation to a user’s specific needs, leading to a higher likelihood of confirmation after the implementation phase. Hence, Rogers acknowledges the existence of Re-Invention and explores its causes and consequences. However, this acknowledgment requires a rethink of the linear concept of diffusion and its replacement with a communication model that assigns an active role to the recipient/adopter, although this has yet to be done in diffusion research. In- stead, the findings about Re-Invention only serve as a marker that highlights the boundaries of traditional diffusion research. Therefore, we need to look beyond diffusion research to find ways of overcoming existing limitations to diffusion of innovations theory.