Chumming the waters to attact regulators appears to be the third line of defense after product appeal and patent litigation fail.
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At least the hardware industry can rest assured that everyone will buy a smartwatch and connected sofa. Oh wait. Maybe the bubble will pop after all.
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You have to make hardware if you want some barrier against major software companies who can create the same app with better distribution.
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In fact the growing appetite for services through software will power a large part of this boom, not small devices. They will flow out of the cloud, powered by servers running new generations of chips and designed to be...
In reply to: Ah, a lot of chips are going to flow into the cloud
Robots play an important part in our society. I see these examples as ways where robots are not destroying, but enhanching the jobs done by humans. I saw a video of a car manufacturing plant in germany completelly...
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You bring up a lot of very good points, @Wstr. Years ago, though, people might have wanted to do certain tasks by themselves but couldn't usually do so unless they had training. Nowadays, when your smartphone has so much...
In reply to: Re: Old news, off target. People will choose to go rogue until they hit a wall and need help. Which is very costly to your organization.
@Danielcawrey, I agree. If I shell out a few hundred dollars, I'd want more than one year's use out of the device. Even people who always trade in for new models -- whether cars or phones -- usually keep each for at least...
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That's right! Thanks for the refresher... I should have remembered that Sculley was there when Woz left.
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Actually, this is the same empty argument that is being put out about the $15 minimum wage. if you double the salaries and halve the work, then the cost and price of everything will necessarily go up. Therefore, the...
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Nice list... thanks for putting it together. You should also try out YouRoam, http://YouRoam.com which will lets you use your phone number anywhere in the world without roaming costs. Like WhatsApp but for voice calls using...
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Hardware is making a comeback! After ten years of software domination and everything moving to the cloud, I think that devices and the proliferation of them is going to be a great thing. The previous decade was necessary...
In reply to: Hardware
In addition to what Doug said, the analytic models we use are generalized wherever possible to allow for reuse and also so they can be readily adapted to related types of analysis.There's inenvitably some level of customization...
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There are only so many tablets that people can buy. And I think that the idea consumers would replace their tablets every year is totally ridiculous. Of course slates are going follow the some lifecycle pattern as PCs. Who...
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I really like The Alchemist. Great work of fiction that has some real-world ethos. I paged through the New Digital Age and honestly I was not captivated and I didn't end up buying it. But I think that books are a very personal...
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I was using Google Drive on my phone the other day, and I noticed that I could no longer edit a spreadseeht without downloading this Sheets app. I don't necessarily agree that Google needed to produce these extra...
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These two companies are locked in an epic mobile battle. I expect the legal wrangling to continue. I think that the way that these two allow app purchases is concerning from a consumer protection standpoint. I don't...
In reply to: Re: apple and google
We've been hearing this for years. It is not a new issue, no matter what you name it - "shadow IT", or just "people doing what they want to". There are standards and policiies for reasons, and people can always find an excuse...
In reply to: Old news, off target. People will choose to go rogue until they hit a wall and need help. Which is very costly to your organization.
I think that some more ways that businesses like Wal Mart and small businesses a like can work to reduce their carbon footprint are to (1.) look at using carbon offset programs. (2.) Look at using sustainable vendors,...
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In fact, NameNode HA has been available upstream for almost two years now, and initially shipped in release 4.1 of Cloudera's platform (which is currently on 5.0).
In reply to: NameNode has not been a SPOF for nearly two years
Thanks for this, Chris. All these recaps from the InformationWeek Conference (a great event which is news to me) are really well-done and the videos are well cut together. After all, IT people aren't always known for being...
In reply to: Re: Tech Leaders On Speed VS. Risk
InformationWeek Tech Digest - July10, 2014When selecting servers to support analytics, consider data center capacity, storage, and computational intensity.
Building a Mobile Business Mindset
The differences between mobile apps and conventional Windows clients, or even web applications, are far more than skin deep. Yes, the touch-versus-keyboard interface, APIs, and programming languages are new, but that’s arguably the easy part. There are profound differences in how the two are built, the functionality each prioritizes, the release cycles on which they’re developed — even the attitudes, values, and work styles of the developers creating them.
IT Salary Survey 2014: Banking
It's been a good year for banking and financial services IT pros: Most are satisfied with their job responsibilities, compensation, and job security. Few are looking for a new job, but active job searchers want higher pay.
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