• Mossberg: The Disappearing Computer

    Posted on May 25, 2017 at 16:08 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    If you haven’t yet read Walt Mossberg’s last column, it’s fascinating.

    From his first column, in the Wall Street Journal October 17, 1991:

    Personal computers are just too hard to use, and it isn’t your fault.

    To this, his last column, 1,336 weeks later:

    Personal technology is usually pretty easy to use, and, if it’s not, it’s not your fault… We’ve all had a hell of a ride for the last few decades, no matter when you got on the roller coaster. It’s been exciting, enriching, transformative. But it’s also been about objects and processes. Soon, after a brief slowdown, the roller coaster will be accelerating faster than ever, only this time it’ll be about actual experiences, with much less emphasis on the way those experiences get made.

    I wrote my first computer book in 1991, and I recall breathlessly waiting for Walt’s column every week. Although I’ve disagreed with many of his conclusions, and he frequently covered topics that didn’t particularly appeal to me, his insights remain amazing.

    Good luck, Walt.

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