02.10.06
The Way of the 8-track
While I’m not big on computer gaming, I recognize that gaming trends are huge drivers of technological innovation. So, when a person like Peter Moore (corporate vice president of Microsoft’s interactive entertainment business) has something to say about the direction technology is heading, it’s time to listen.
“Let’s be fair. Whether it’s five, 10, 15, 20 years from now, the concept of driving to the store to buy a plastic disc with data on it and driving back and popping it in the drive will be ridiculous,” Moore said. “We’ll tell our grandchildren that and they’ll laugh at us.”
I’m already waiting for the shock factor when my kids are old enough to understand that there was no “Internet” when I was their age. Imagine, however, the incredulity of my future grandchildren when my kids try to explain “DVDs” and “CDs.” Wow, I’m already starting to feel like an antiquated dinosaur from the last millennium.
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