Software is Eating the World

Last week, Hewlett-Packard (where I’m on the board) announced that it is investigating jettisoning its struggling PC business in favor of investing more heavily in software, in which it sees the better possibility for growth.
Google intends to buy the handset manufacturer Motorola Mobility up. The world surprised. But the two moves are also based on a trend I’ve discovered, one which makes me optimistic regarding the future development of the world and American economies, despite the turmoil in the stock exchange.
In short, the computer program is eating the entire world.
More than 10 years after the 1990s bubble’s summit, a dozen or so fresh Web companies such as Facebook and Twitter are sparking controversy within Silicon Valley, because of their growing market valuations, as well as the occasional IPO. With scars from the heyday of Webvan and Pets.com still [….]
 
                    
                 
                                                        
                                                                                
                                        
















