Tech Briefs 6/30/08
I’d like this to be a recurring topic – my thoughts on companies I consider important, which most people wouldn’t really care about. Today I’ll go with some big names – Microsoft, Google, and Apple.
“the google”
In an interview in which Republican candidates were polled concerning “Mac vs. PC”, John McCain said he was illiterate on the subject and needed his wife to do those things for him. Recently, one of his aides tried to clarify this by saying he was indeed “aware of the internet.”
As someone who spends at least 10-12 hours a day in front of a computer, this frightens me. And yes, I realize I put a much greater importance on computers and the internet than the average person – but when you start to recognize the coming global importance of new technology, the myriad of laws concerning the online and digital world that will come about soon, and the simple fact that the most powerful person in the world will need an aide to check his email for him, this should very much frighten you too.
And if you need further proof, go here. I’d really love to have heard the conversation that led them to believe it was a good idea to (poorly) replicate the ancient “Space Invaders” game in some ill-advised scheme to find common ground between today’s youth and a 70-year-old man.
