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One reporter at dinner launched into a fairly long discourse on how the fantastic pace of adoption of smartphones and tablets globally couldn't last more than perhaps a couple more years. Another wondered when Apple would have to make a serious update to the interface on the iPhone or make a more drastic change in its hardware design, implying that it had to happen sooner rather than later.
Those two were among the younger ones at the table. Myself and another more senior member seemed to think the wild pace of adoption of smartphones and tablets would last a long, long time. Of the two of us, he with battery such as Compaq Presario 700 Battery , Compaq Presario 900 Battery , Compaq Presario 1700 Battery , Compaq Armada E500 Battery , Compaq EVO N100 battery , Compaq Evo N1020V battery , Compaq Evo N1000C battery , Compaq Evo N115 battery said the trend seemed indefinite, but I gave it 12- 15 years, which seems like forever in the computer industry. (Or maybe that number popped into my head because economies seem to run through recession-to-boom-to-recession cycles roughly every dozen years. Apple, however, seems to have completely ripped through many theories of economic cycles.)
The other two at the table didn't register their thoughts on the topic, but I'm sure would have a lot to say, if asked directly. So we had an interesting range of views: Of six at the table, two seemed to think the mobile boom was facing a big adjustment pretty soon; two others said the boom was very long-lasting; two others abstained.
Poor John Chambers, the CEO of Cisco. Many of us call him the Baptist minister of switching, partly because he has such an evangelistic style when he talks with his West Virginia accent in public sessions. He commonly wanders through the crowd and challenges and prods comments from his unsuspecting listeners.
This time, at a MWC panel discussion he was moderating, Chambers kept calling one of his customers David when the man's name was clearly Dennis, as his name, title and company were projected on a huge screen behind him. Each time Chambers called him Dennis, the man smiled and several in the crowd of more than 60 people twittered.
After a few times of being called Dennis, the customer answered Chambers' question by saying, "John, I am only called David in the bar," which drew laughter. Chambers looked shocked, look up at the name on the screen and loudly said, "Dennis, s---!" Then Chambers covered his mouth with his hand and apologized profusely.
One of my colleagues at dinner who recounted the story agreed with me that Chambers recovered well and pushed the panel discussion forward effectively. Unfortunately, live speakers don't get the benefit of a seven-second delay used in TV to bleep out their more colorful words.