Foul Tech Sours

When you begin to think about technology and the people involved, it's hard to imagine what life would be like today without Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, and Tom Anderson. All leaders in technology and media, they have somehow made a contribution that has shaped the way we live life as we know it. It's hard to image life without these guys, but they all have a life cycle. With the passing of Steve Jobs and Myspace (RIP), it is clear that leaders come, leave their staple, and go, and life goes on. One day Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram will die and we will on go on to the next big social media craze. While some things are truly meant to be fads, it's hard to image a world without Microsoft, right? This thought may not be a reality anytime soon, but we do need to start wrapping our minds around the idea that Bill Gates might get the boot sooner than later. A recent report was released on Tuesday from Reuters.com that made it clear that three of twenty top investors wa...

I am one of the few people I know that was actually excited about the release of the Blackberry Z10 in the United States last Friday. I believe that there is a smaller demand for the Blackberry device because it was evident that, at one point, they were not keeping up with the fast paced world of smart phones. This was due largely in part to the release of the Apple iPhone, and in my opinion, the fact that the original co-founders have been running the company for the last 30 years. When running a company in an industry that is advancing at such a fast pace, it is important to remain current and to make it a priority to, at minimum, keep up with competitors. Granted, Blackberry (which I think was still Research In Motion at the time) released two touch screen Blackberries, but made very little improvement to the interface and OS overall. The retirement of co-founders and co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie has given the company an opportunity to move away...