Walt Mossberg
Walt Mossberg
Walter S. Mossbergis an American journalist who was, from 1991 through 2013, the principal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He is currently Executive Editor of The Verge and Editor-at-Large of Recode, web sites owned by Vox Media. He writes a weekly column for both and also has a weekly podcast, Ctrl-Walt-Delete. He is also co-executive producer of the annual Code Conference. Dow Jones announced on September 19, 2013, that Mossberg would leave The Wall Street Journal as part...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth27 March 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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We need a wireless mobile device ecosystem that mirrors the PC/Internet ecosystem, one where the consumers' purchase of network capacity is separate from their purchase of the hardware and software they use on that network. It will take government action, or some disruptive technology or business innovation, to get us there.
People always worry that buying tech products today carries a risk of obsolescence. Most of the time, that fear is overblown.
People wouldn't go on Facebook unless they wanted to share with groups of people. But there is this perception that Facebook have been on a course to push people's information where it's visible across the Internet unless they do a bunch of stuff.
I'm an enemy of what I call 'computer theology.' There's a class conflict out there. There's a techno-elite that lives in a different world.
Why shouldn't a PC work like a refrigerator or a toaster?
There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers.