This article is preposterous sensationalist stupidity.
"Mobile Phones Stagnated" - backed up not by sales figures or technological hurdles, but "things aren't innovative enough," ie "I don't like this batch of smart phones." Bad year for tech... because I don't like profitable, more powerful smart phones.
"Wearables Were a Letdown" - more opinions without sales figures, but at least not as contentious ones.
"Former Giants Continued Their Inglorious Decline" - a corporate capitalist struggle between large companies is "a bad year for tech" because some of those companies are losing the struggle (while others are winning). Mobile still on the rise (see first reason why the year was bad for tech (???)) with desktop declining, which is here presented as overall negative for tech industry... because...?
"M&A Replaced Innovation" - which is somehow code for "corporate giants did normal corporate things." Microsoft bought Nokia instead of "innovating." Think about that. What in the world does the first half of the sentence have to do with the second? The tech industry is failing because Microsoft didn't invent a new smart phone, and they bought Nokia? That is a very compelling... argument.
"The Arrogance of Technology’s Ruling Class Increased" - and the explanation is that technology is taking the place of menial labor. Bad year for tech when tech continues to be more productive and accomplishes a wider variety of tasks. Bad year because advances are being made. Re: no jobs, I don't care what your political or economic ideology is, if you think wealth inequality is a direct consequence of technological advancement you're a moron. Maybe such an A -> B is a little simplistic? Maybe not quite up to what should be the standards of serious journalism (or casual thought!)?
"Social Media Became Profitable, If Not Compelling" - Unpacked as "neither I nor anyone else likes social media, but the profits are back up." How does that work?
"Media Ravenous for Stories Bought Into Techno-Hype" - by far the most ruinously idiotic bullet point. The suggestion that covering bitcoin was "hype" and not legitimate news... the author should be embarrassed. Suggesting that bitcoin is a phenomenon of sensationalism is a child's idea of how economic value works. Yes, and we all buy smart phones because we read tech blogs that sensationalized them.
"The NSA Spying Scandal Put a Chill on the Biggest Technological Shifts of Coming Years" - news stories bring surges of interest in cryptography, interest in tech in general, and shape future implementations of large-scale tech. Sounds like a Bad Year for the Tech Industry yes?
Printing this trash anywhere outside of "My blog about my feelings" is irresponsible and embarrassing.
"Mobile Phones Stagnated" - backed up not by sales figures or technological hurdles, but "things aren't innovative enough," ie "I don't like this batch of smart phones." Bad year for tech... because I don't like profitable, more powerful smart phones.
"Wearables Were a Letdown" - more opinions without sales figures, but at least not as contentious ones.
"Former Giants Continued Their Inglorious Decline" - a corporate capitalist struggle between large companies is "a bad year for tech" because some of those companies are losing the struggle (while others are winning). Mobile still on the rise (see first reason why the year was bad for tech (???)) with desktop declining, which is here presented as overall negative for tech industry... because...?
"M&A Replaced Innovation" - which is somehow code for "corporate giants did normal corporate things." Microsoft bought Nokia instead of "innovating." Think about that. What in the world does the first half of the sentence have to do with the second? The tech industry is failing because Microsoft didn't invent a new smart phone, and they bought Nokia? That is a very compelling... argument.
"The Arrogance of Technology’s Ruling Class Increased" - and the explanation is that technology is taking the place of menial labor. Bad year for tech when tech continues to be more productive and accomplishes a wider variety of tasks. Bad year because advances are being made. Re: no jobs, I don't care what your political or economic ideology is, if you think wealth inequality is a direct consequence of technological advancement you're a moron. Maybe such an A -> B is a little simplistic? Maybe not quite up to what should be the standards of serious journalism (or casual thought!)?
"Social Media Became Profitable, If Not Compelling" - Unpacked as "neither I nor anyone else likes social media, but the profits are back up." How does that work?
"Media Ravenous for Stories Bought Into Techno-Hype" - by far the most ruinously idiotic bullet point. The suggestion that covering bitcoin was "hype" and not legitimate news... the author should be embarrassed. Suggesting that bitcoin is a phenomenon of sensationalism is a child's idea of how economic value works. Yes, and we all buy smart phones because we read tech blogs that sensationalized them.
"The NSA Spying Scandal Put a Chill on the Biggest Technological Shifts of Coming Years" - news stories bring surges of interest in cryptography, interest in tech in general, and shape future implementations of large-scale tech. Sounds like a Bad Year for the Tech Industry yes?
Printing this trash anywhere outside of "My blog about my feelings" is irresponsible and embarrassing.