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Comment on the Comments on my Forecast for the Computer Industry 2014
I got a number of comments on my recent post “Predictions for the Computer Industry for 2014.” I thought the best way to respond to them was to write another post to comment on the comments so to speak. Continue reading
Why Corporate Boards Suck
I thought I would take a break in forecasting the future, and talk about a very real problem in the present, why Corporate Board of Directors suck. In particular, I am going to focus on the Boards of large public companies. Continue reading
The future of technology in 2014, a 1964 perspective
I just posted my top ten predictions for the computer industry for 2014. One reader suggested I give my predictions for 2064 after reading a link I posted on Isaac Asimov’s predictions for 2014 which were made in 1964. You can read what he had to say here. Asimov was very much on the mark but then, as a science fiction writer, it was his job to think about the future.
In thinking about the next fifty years, I found myself thinking back to 1964 when I was just 19 years old. I wondered what I would I have predicted back then about technology in the years 2014.
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10 Predictions for the Computer Industry for 2014
I decided that this year I would write up my own ten predictions. I should also say that as a technologist in my core, I often see things happening much earlier that they really happen. It is sort of the opposite of the sign on your cars side mirror which reads “objects may appear further away then they actually are”. Continue reading
The First Bank of Apple or the end of the Credit Card as we know it.
I reported here about what I think are some of Amazons plans to continue to dominate the online market space. Of the four online giants that I follow, Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, my money is on Amazon for the long term. But I only follow Facebook just to figure out the timing for their … Continue reading
Stop waiting to be hacked and take action now.
A while ago, I was hacked. I discussed what happened and my recommendation on a blog post on my blog. I strongly suggest you read it. I was very much reminded of the issues when the Adobe web site was hacked. I determined that my information was part of the info that was taken. I have … Continue reading
The Next Wave of Computing is Rising
I wrote a series of posts awhile back which I called “The Resurrection of Wintel.” Here is the first and here is the second. I described a series of changes that affected the previous leadership of the computer industry by Intel and Microsoft. I explained that I did not believe that the current wave … Continue reading
Apple following in Intel’s steps or better known as Plan C
This graph really says it all. Why Apple will become Intel in five years An old friend who has been involved with Intel from the mid 80s visited recently. We both have a love of tech, business and strategy. I am firmly planted in the Apple echo system while he is … Continue reading
So what does Intel, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Walmart the Cable Networks have in common? You will know soon!
One of the greatest errors companies make is mistaking who their real competitors are. I first encountered this when I was working for Digital Equipment Corporation (1979 to 1983). At that time, Digital thought the Data General, another mini computer company founded by former Digital employees, was its main competitor. While in reality, it was Intel and … Continue reading
Two Thirds Done 