He (Gates) sides with Elon Musk and others on the idea that machine intelligence poses a risk, and doesn't understand why more people aren't concerned. Maybe because we don't live in the same world as them or perhaps we...
In reply to: AI & Cortana
"But this is not the kinds of things that an IT officer can say to a Marketing officer. From IT Manager to Marketing Manager and from CIO to CMO yes." @Nasimson: I agree that these suggestions can only be made on a strategic...
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"More digital activity does not establish relationship. Relationship is hard to come by, not achieved with the press of the send button. Hiding behind digital activity generates the "non-relationship" you don't want to build." @Charlie:...
In reply to: Re: Digital activity and relationship -- 2 different things
Good points. However, the article falls in the same trap of "if its outside my premise its cloud". Then by all definition datacenter outsourcing where service provider hosts for clients or managed hosting should be cloud...
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> So, IT needs to wake up, too. We're the ones, presumably, that craft > the systems that marketing uses. So if our marketing folks are going > down the wrong road, we need to help redirect them. Very original...
In reply to: very original message
Samsung is the leader in smart phones - holistically of all tiers. Apple is claiming the leadership position in high-end smart phones category. But Samsung will continue to claim the volumes due to Android, diverse...
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Its leading us to the ultimate: BYOS - Bring Your Own Salary. We are hit with one more recession that is deep enough and long enough leading to employee supply much more than demand, and then we see signs if it. After all...
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What sticks with me, David, are the memories of the uniforms --- for me, that means the colors of the late 70s, early 80s. The San Diego Padrea with the doo-doo brown. Tampa Bay Bucs with the sherbert orange and the flamboyant...
In reply to: Re: People can reform
I think part of Apple's vast success -- particularly in the mobile device market -- is that the company focuses on competing with itself (i.e., the Jobs legacy of perfection-seeking) as opposed to everyone else. The consequence:...
In reply to: Self-competition and perfection
Mamet put it best: "The boat needs to look like a boat. The sail doesn't need to look like a boat."
In reply to: Priorities
In Bill Gates's previous AMA, several reddit users granted him reddit gold -- prompting many on reddit to react strongly, essentially asking, "Why are you buying one of the world's richest men reddit gold!??"
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Since Facebook rectified the issue within an hour and its last major outage was 5 years ago and lasted for 2.5 hours, this speaks volumes about facebook's reliability. Not a bad handling of situation I must say! The only...
In reply to: continue to put facebook name before their own?
> "Due to a number of issues, the replacement satellites will not be > operational for a few months to up to five years. This represents > a huge risk for losing access to crucial weather data." I cant believe...
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Holo Lens will obviously cost more than Google Glass, and if Glass was generally too expensive for the consumer, how can Holo Lens succeed in that environment? And Glass wasn't truly pulled from the market; rather its market...
In reply to: For the Consumer?
Funny how "philanthropist" Bill does not like to admit that he owns 500,000 shares of Monsanto stock worth $23M. Or how he has teamed up with Cargill to pump GMO soy into the Third World. When asked about his...
In reply to: Bill Gates: GMO lover
I can see HoloLens used by a field technician trying to do a complicated repair. Even though he has a manual, being shown in 3D how to manipulate the object would be stupendous assistance.
In reply to: HoloLens for field tech repair?
That "analytical culture" is the really hard part. In my view it can't be purely bottom up or top down. Collaboration is key. Facebook has talked about a blended structure, with analytics leaders embedded within lines of...
In reply to: Re: Simple answer
Methinks thou doth protest waaay too much. The only "harm" in releasing bugs is in the fevered imagination of Microsoft lawyers.
In reply to: Pssst, Bill
It's nice to see that Microsoft acknowledges there exists other smartphone platforms in addition to its own, even if it is still in the beta stage.
In reply to: Nice to see you, Bill
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