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Cloud, Mobile, Social and Cyber: 2015 Predictions That Will Rock The World (AGAIN!)

Cloud Musings

Customers will act on market shifts that makes the purchase and resale of hardware and software no longer viable opting instead for the integration of cloud-based services. Local licensing of taxis, hotels and similar businesses will implode under the weight of digital transformation.

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Strategic positioning in the flow economy: 3 action steps

Trends in the Living Networks

Walk into a youth hostel or budget hotel in any exotic country around the world, and you’re more than likely to see someone reading a guidebook from Lonely Planet, the dominant global brand in budget travel. Despite being historically a software firm rather than hardware vendor, it was easy for it to outsource manufacturing of the console.

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We asked seven venture capitalists if the metaverse is the next big thing or just a lot of hype

GeekWire

Rapid development in 3D, AR, VR, new hardware, digital payments, etc., “Compared to 3-to-5 years ago, massive advancements in bandwidth, chips, software, and new (hardware) platforms … will improve adoption. SyncFloor provides micro-licensed music to digital creators. Has this changed? opportunities.