http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html en-gb 30 Fri 25 Dec 2009 11:51:24 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=18#comment11 technology should be freely available to all.it matters not what happens to individual companies its the product that is paramount, big names have fallen before and others will rise, thinking back to commodore as an example.mankind will continue to push the envelope and minor glitches like a global decline will only slow never stop developement.when technology stops evolving it will be the end of mans use of his brain. Thu 09 Oct 2008 17:47:43 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=16#comment10 Individuals will still want phones, tv's, cameras, games machines etc and will pay for them. The massive growth in the west will stop and the rate of improvement may slow however there is a huge potential for growth in the non-developed economies. In the mature economies we may have to aim for sustainable incomes and not for continued growth which is impossible. The world will become a better place! Thu 09 Oct 2008 17:06:43 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=15#comment9 We were already in the middle of "Bubble 2.0" before the current round of difficulties: that was plain for everyone to see. Apart from those directly involved in the startups, I don't think the rest of us will notice much difference. Maybe there'll be fewer new Nokia models all doing the same thing in a slightly different box. And I won't be able to keep switching to VoIP startups to take advantage of their free calls, only to switch to somebody else as soon as they start charging. And I suppose there'll be fewer daily announcements of the next portal that's going to make the Mobile Web really take off this time.It could even be a good thing; a time of consolidation. Maybe people will start to look at the things they can do with existing technology rather than going off and buying new kit every month. Thu 09 Oct 2008 13:16:20 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=13#comment8 I guess it depends on the technology. Anything that comes out that proposes greater productivity or cost reduction and is fairly quick to implement is going to attract lots of attention. The companies that fail will be the ones that can't show solid benefits. Wed 08 Oct 2008 21:58:53 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=11#comment7 Over here in Silicon Valley, the party is definitely not over, and nor should it be. Web technology is at a very exciting time, moving out of isolated sites into a huge, interconnected infrastructure of web-based tools and applications. There is no shortage of people interested in building these things, and as yet no sign of any shortage of investors willing to throw money at them, to the order of tens of millions of dollars.A lack of IPOs merely indicates that now is not a good time to be offering your stock publicly, not that there are no good startups being created.P.S. How about Woeful Wednesday? Wed 08 Oct 2008 21:36:33 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=10#comment6 The problem to my mind is that many of the most interesting developments, particularly web-based ones, are free for users, so the business model is flaky to say the least. Much of their success either revolves around advertising (and only a handful of companies like Google, Facebook and Yahoo can shout from the rooftops as getting this right) or being bought out at some point. Wed 08 Oct 2008 17:08:51 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=8#comment5 Companies like Apple and Microsoft will be fine because they have no debt and significant liquid assets.This is just the same nonsense that happens every ten to twenty or so years when the latest batch of bankers lend money to people who can't afford to pay it back. Wed 08 Oct 2008 15:34:58 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=6#comment4 An interesting question may be how much new technology (e.g. social networking etc) contributed to the melt down by spreading panic and lack of confidence.... Wed 08 Oct 2008 14:17:59 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=5#comment3 Well I guess if you repeat it often enough, Rory, you will be able to help it come true. well done! Wed 08 Oct 2008 14:16:49 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=3#comment2 The party was still going at First Tuesday, the networking forum for tech entrepreneurs and investors, last night. Perhaps a little more muted than earlier this year, and everyone was realistic that massive amounts of funding are not available anymore. The emphasis was on creating a good business plan and getting funding for your idea a stage at a time. And there were plenty of microinvestors chatting up the innovators, from what I could see. Wed 08 Oct 2008 14:10:12 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=1#comment1 May I suggest "Wobbly Wednesday" ? Wed 08 Oct 2008 12:20:56 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/10/technology_the_party_really_is.html?page=0#comment0 Apple have approx. $20b in cash, so I wouldn't worry about them too much in the short term. They resisted the temptation to buy companies like Adobe, and it has worked out very well. Apple are not just a computer company, they are now Apple Inc., with products like the iPhone, iPod, AppleTV, computer business, the iTunes Music Store and the App Store, which sold 100,000,000 Apps in the first 60 days.Plus, they have 'fanboys' like me who will always buy Apple products, for as long as they are in business making amazing products. People will still sell their kidneys on eBay to buy the latest Apple kit.Just thought I'd insert fanboy as an off-the-cuff comment before some myopic individual decides to. Wed 08 Oct 2008 12:15:26 GMT+1