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Dude, Akanda Is Tying The Cloud Together Like A Rug

InfoChachkie

In the mid 1960’s, large mainframe manufacturers, such as IBM, Burroughs and Honeywell, provided complete IT solutions. IBM might not have offered the best printers, but buyers had no choice because early mainframe vendors provided a closed set of proprietary technologies.

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We Were Promised Jetpacks! | The Future of Wearable Technology and Why We’re Disappointed

Tech Zulu Event

Remember the popular IBM commercial from back in 2000, where actor Avery Brooks acknowledges the pivotal year as the century turns and questions the availability and absence of flying cars, saying we were promised this futuristic invention, looking around the roadways and stating, “I don’t see any flying cars.”. 3-D gaming. Now we’re talking.

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Taking Your Startup Public Is Fraught With Negatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Too many startups have experienced early financial losses and technical glitches, like King Digital Entertainment and the Facebook IPO a while back, which antagonized individual investors and startup executives as well. In addition, most ordinary investors are convinced that IPO rewards only go to insiders.

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