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Saturday, January 08, 2005

Technology, Economy Gates taking a seat in your den
(CNET News.com)
Bill Gates: "The Windows ecosystem provides variety... We're doing it the Windows way... So the variety story is an important one for us; it uses our rights management format and supports a subscription approach that we think can be a significant part..."

(The key word I see in Gates' vision of the future is "ecosystem." In his world, everything in your digital world -- your family photos, your entertainment, be it games, music, or movies, and even your personal communications -- will exist inside a Microsoft "ecosystem." And to be able to do anything, one way or another, you're going to have to pay them. Talk about a bleak future. Another thing: Gates really seems to view the typical consumer as not very intelligent, or is that just me? )

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Psychology, Social Science Experiences Make People Happier Than Material Goods, Says University Of Colorado Prof
(Science Daily)
"Experiences foster relationships because you tend to do things with other people, so there is a great social aspect to it," Van Boven said. "Furthermore, we often share stories about experiences because they're more fun to talk about than material possessions. They are simply more entertaining."

(Perhaps this study explains why there are so many people who love to shop just for shopping's sake: it's the experience they crave, and not really the products they purchase. Shopping, unless it's online, typically is a social activity. Going forward, it may be better to rent things than to buy them outright: get all the experiences of shopping without the burden of ownership. (b/w Complexity Digest))

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