After 22 Years, Walt Mossberg Writes Final WSJ Column 100
McGruber writes "Walt Mossberg, principal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, has written his last column after 22 years of reviewing consumer technology products for the newspaper. His final column discusses the dozen personal-technology products that were most influential over the past two decades."
This list is missing something... (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:This list is missing something... (Score:4, Interesting)
consumer GPS outside of the time scope of the article, that would be 1990
Re:This list is missing something... (Score:5, Interesting)
If you really want another PDA/Phone thing...it belongs to blackberry. They were heavily used in their own right, and they directly contributed to the success of the iphone...people had them thrust upon them at work, were already warmed to the idea of a smartphone, and now are mostly using iphones. They may have clung to the BB for a long time, but when their kids and family all had iphones and they realized it could do everything their BB could do in a more friendly manner (and without running a BES), they were ready to move.
Re:Doom (Score:4, Interesting)
This seems like a huge omission. It's hard to think of a more influential computer game.
Apple Newton???
Mossberg's editorial point of view is of the average consumer, and I don't think most people care about computer games. I don't.
But choosing the Newton because of AI? Everybody has been working on that, and the Newton's approach was a dead end. The Newton had an even bigger impact that Mossberg omitted: It launched ARM into the low-energy device market, which it now dominates.