{"id":604,"date":"2020-02-25T01:04:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T09:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/?p=604"},"modified":"2021-07-16T14:30:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T21:30:56","slug":"episode-48-cloud-neutrality-evil-tech-companies-and-the-speed-of-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/killingit.smallbizthoughts.com\/2020\/02\/episode-48-cloud-neutrality-evil-tech-companies-and-the-speed-of-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 48: Cloud Neutrality, Evil Tech Companies, and the Speed of Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Topic 1: Cloud Neutrality<\/strong><\/p>\n

You’ve heard of Net Neutrality. This is pretty much the same thing, with the premise that access to the cloud suffers the same potential problems.<\/p>\n

Dave’s favorite quote: “It would be as though Ford, GM, and Toyota had built the Interstate Highway System using private dollars and then charged tolls to other car makers to use it.”<\/p>\n

Ryan wonders whether the cloud has become a utility. And Karl’s not sure there’s actually a problem here.<\/p>\n

Related link:
\n https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/we-need-to-talk-about-cloud-neutrality\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Topic 2: The List of Evil Tech Companies<\/strong><\/p>\n

A while back we looked at the most trusted brands. (Remember? The postal service came out on top.) This time we’re looking at companies accused of “evil” actions, large and small.<\/p>\n

Our two biggest observations are: 1) We could come up with more (better) examples than some of these; and 2) Some of these are just businesses pursuing their own interest.<\/p>\n

Where do you cross the line into evil? And do you need to have evil intent to be evil, or can it be an unintended consequence?<\/p>\n

Related link:
\n https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2020\/01\/evil-list-tech-companies-dangerous-amazon-facebook-google-palantir.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Topic 3: Why Isn’t the Adoption of New Technology Faster?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Background: Seth Robinson’s guest spot on Business of Tech: Why new technologies are not being adopted more rapidly.<\/p>\n

Related questions include how much of the push-back is from entrenched incumbents vs. technicians who are simply not trained on the new technologies.<\/p>\n

The never-ending lesson is to keep grabbing onto the future. That’s where all the opportunity is.<\/p>\n

Related links:
\n https:\/\/www.mspradio.com\/podcast\/mon-feb-17-2020-seth-robinson-on-emerging-technology\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/stratechery.com\/2020\/the-end-of-the-beginning\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Volley is available here: https:\/\/www.blubrry.com\/volley\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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