It's gone midnight, and I'm pondering what I'll say in 6 weeks to a gathering of the best minds in the Telesphere at the Telco 2.0 event. I'm chair of the voice and messaging breakout.
I know these thoughts won't make it into the businesslike final draft, so I'll splurge them here. Luckily, I have this quasi-personal blog which I can splurge into anything vaguely telecom-related.
There's no business model for love.
Of all the inventions of the 20th century, one stands proud. Not penicillin, the transistor, nuclear power, or the PC.
It's the mobile telephone. Uniquely, it appeals to our core social need to talk to one another. Now we can do it anywhere, anytime, to anyone. The other inventions are all worth of praise, but ultimately offer little to the soul. Longevity, power, distraction. But not love.
I love you, Auste.
It's very hard to add value to that, except to carry the message on my behalf.
You can all go back to work now :)
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