Tag: Annex Research
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BEING DAVID, a book
BEING DAVID — An American Life Through a World in Turmoil A journey spanning decades of corporate battles, independent journalism, global conflicts, and personal triumphs. From challenging IBM and the giants of the computer industry to confronting powerful political and media establishments, Being David tells the story of a man who refused to bow to…
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HOW BIG BLUE ROPED ME BACK INTO THE CIA SADDLE
Just when I thought I had finally retired from analyzing the computer industry, IBM had other ideas. A Wall Street Journal headline about the biggest one-day decline in Big Blue’s history unexpectedly roped me back into the CIA saddle—not the one in Langley, but the one I first envisioned at a computer industry show in…
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“IT IS ENGLISH”
In 1985, during a visit to Hitachi, I asked why Japan—despite its engineering excellence—lagged in software. The answer was disarmingly simple: “It is English.” That moment revealed a deeper truth about the future of computing. Returning home, I proposed a radical idea: digitize everything and make it searchable. It seemed obvious. It was. Yet nearly…
