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Shifts in Technology and the Disruption of Giants (part 2) – The Webification of Software

Shifts in Technology and the Disruption of Giants (part 2) – The Webification of Software

The Web is almost assured to be the dominant computing platform of the future.
The computing experience is diversifying. In addition to our desktop and laptop computing, consumers also run applications and store their data on game consoles, personal media players, cell phones, and more.
Currently, each of those device types operate on separate, proprietary platforms. Interoperability [...]

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Shifts in Technology and the Disruption of Giants (part 1) – Pirate’s Revenge

Shifts in Technology and the Disruption of Giants (part 1) – Pirate’s Revenge

Apple was the supreme plunder of the 1970s. Microsoft was the winner of the 1980s and 1990s. And it was Apple again in the 2000s.
In the 70’s Apple pulled the rug from underneath IBM and heralded the start of the Personal Computing revolution. They were able to do it because IBM culture was too stiff [...]

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