The rise and rise of the mobile phone. No it will never end. By now that should not be a surprise. The need for people to communicate is irrefutable and having personally contributed to the first mobile data applications in the mid 80’s the possibilities were always understood, but the technology capability awaited. The end is nowhere close.

Apple have always understood the need to make man-machine interaction “natural” and their current run is unparalleled in the development of technology, although I suspect it would of been no surprise to Turing. A phenomenal mash-up of design and technology. I am a huge fan. The iPad is already a success. Which other device has received so much attention (positive attention, I am not thinking Microsoft) before it is available?

Having worked with Tom Lawrence who was an early investor and board member I know that the vision has never wavered in 40 years.

Google is irreplaceable but also provides a very manufactured and filtered view of our world for the unaware…… A much longer discussion.

And, the key point of your commentary, context is the forgotten, exiled king. The company that should of been but wasn’t, Scoot.com,as understood this and recognised how this linked to and had its foundation in publishing through its relationship with your good self, MacMillan, VNU and yes Gutenburg. Scoot was the only board I have heard regularly referenced Johannes – the Dutch connection. Pretentious? Not at all. Insightful? Certainly.

A very round about way of saying, I wholeheartedly agree.