Comments on: Software programmers: hurry up - the hardware is already there! http://techiteasy.org/2007/09/04/software-programmers-hurry-up-the-hardware-is-already-there/ web business models, information systems, high tech, software economics, SaaS, Software + Service, innovation, new product development, digital strategy, software engineering, remote / mobile / wireless technologies, VoIP, IPTV, blogs, telecommunication business models, computer networks architecture, project management, user-generated content philosophy, entrepreneurial finance, outsourcing, operations - logistics - e-procurement - supply chain management, customer relationship management, telecom billing, clusters of innovation, e-Business, e-Commerce, start-up launch, fast-growing ventures management, globalization + some useless stuff (usually getting the most visits & comments) Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:12:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Matthias http://techiteasy.org/2007/09/04/software-programmers-hurry-up-the-hardware-is-already-there/#comment-37805 Matthias Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:42:37 +0000 http://techiteasy.org/2007/09/04/software-programmers-hurry-up-the-hardware-is-already-there/#comment-37805 Concerning IBM: When it was a mistake then for the company, not for me (us)! ;-) The tricky thing about robotics is, that it's not yet clear, wether single companies will be able to keep up with hardware and software. In both fields expectations are high. Concerning IBM: When it was a mistake then for the company, not for me (us)! ;-)

The tricky thing about robotics is, that it’s not yet clear, wether single companies will be able to keep up with hardware and software. In both fields expectations are high.

]]> By: Vincent van Wylick http://techiteasy.org/2007/09/04/software-programmers-hurry-up-the-hardware-is-already-there/#comment-37802 Vincent van Wylick Tue, 04 Sep 2007 14:40:50 +0000 http://techiteasy.org/2007/09/04/software-programmers-hurry-up-the-hardware-is-already-there/#comment-37802 Actually I see several reasons for them not to open up, correct me if I'm wrong. For one, security: Imagine killer-robots because of buggy code, or worse, a virus. And second, comoditisation: the reason why software is so strong in the PC market is because IBM (I think) made a mistake ca. 30 years ago of opening their platform. A mistake from their (hardware-) perspective at least, and a goldmine for companies like Microsoft. A better example, for hardware at least, is Apple. It's definitely very tricky being a hardware-manufacturer in a world full of hackers. Actually I see several reasons for them not to open up, correct me if I’m wrong.

For one, security: Imagine killer-robots because of buggy code, or worse, a virus.
And second, comoditisation: the reason why software is so strong in the PC market is because IBM (I think) made a mistake ca. 30 years ago of opening their platform. A mistake from their (hardware-) perspective at least, and a goldmine for companies like Microsoft. A better example, for hardware at least, is Apple.

It’s definitely very tricky being a hardware-manufacturer in a world full of hackers.

]]> By: Matthias http://techiteasy.org/2007/09/04/software-programmers-hurry-up-the-hardware-is-already-there/#comment-37800 Matthias Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:45:39 +0000 http://techiteasy.org/2007/09/04/software-programmers-hurry-up-the-hardware-is-already-there/#comment-37800 Yes, this is cutting-edge technology and I don't know how far business planing is going yet. Automobile industry is facing "late stage markets" in Europe and America. That means no more growth opportunities but much competition on prices.Robotics instead stands for a market in its early stages where you still can chose between the role of a manufacturer or a supplier. Yes, this is cutting-edge technology and I don’t know how far business planing is going yet.

Automobile industry is facing “late stage markets” in Europe and America. That means no more growth opportunities but much competition on prices.Robotics instead stands for a market in its early stages where you still can chose between the role of a manufacturer or a supplier.

]]> By: Vincent van Wylick http://techiteasy.org/2007/09/04/software-programmers-hurry-up-the-hardware-is-already-there/#comment-37796 Vincent van Wylick Tue, 04 Sep 2007 12:32:25 +0000 http://techiteasy.org/2007/09/04/software-programmers-hurry-up-the-hardware-is-already-there/#comment-37796 I imagine that as this is very cutting-edge research, that Festo will be very careful whom to release the specs to? Or are they looking towards building a(n open) software-platform? For the car-analogy, isn't it so that cars are battling with rapidly evolving technology and their problems originate from coming from a largely non-IT industry? In the case of robotics, aren't they kind of in the midst of it now, and should thus be more receptive to the possibilities? I imagine that as this is very cutting-edge research, that Festo will be very careful whom to release the specs to? Or are they looking towards building a(n open) software-platform?

For the car-analogy, isn’t it so that cars are battling with rapidly evolving technology and their problems originate from coming from a largely non-IT industry? In the case of robotics, aren’t they kind of in the midst of it now, and should thus be more receptive to the possibilities?

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