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Shrinking labor - growing work
As USB expands PnP (plug and play) between systems the classic birds nest of cables and switches fade. WiFi replaces LAN/ TokenRing/ DECNet wires. People buy computer hardware for entertainment to watch ipTV or listen to MP3s, etc.
While the hardware can self assemble itself, the data can not. Developers and programmers are critical to conjouring up the data poured into the black cauldron of laptop or blade server. Programmers, D.B.A.s, security and privacy experts have, IMO, growing work.
Why? Who is happy with just their data? Its much better when computers share/exchange or work with each other ("deja vu"?).
As Bill Gates said "A computer without an OS is a 'brick' ." With so many new 'bricks' comming out there will be lots to develop and build upon. "Yea, there is an app for that" - comming soon
While the hardware can self assemble itself, the data can not. Developers and programmers are critical to conjouring up the data poured into the black cauldron of laptop or blade server. Programmers, D.B.A.s, security and privacy experts have, IMO, growing work.
Why? Who is happy with just their data? Its much better when computers share/exchange or work with each other ("deja vu"?).
As Bill Gates said "A computer without an OS is a 'brick' ." With so many new 'bricks' comming out there will be lots to develop and build upon. "Yea, there is an app for that" - comming soon
Posted by ashepard@...
7th Sep 2010
