By constantly collecting
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:08 am
In an article for the Wall Street Journal, Marc Andreessen (investor in Facebook, Skype, Twitter, LinkedIn and Groupon, among others) writes: “Software is eating the world”, an idea that is further elaborated in this report by O'Reilly. More and more physical products are turning into 'data products' or at least acquiring a significant data component. The developments in the automotive industry are one of the most striking examples of this, with the self-driving Google Car as the 'poster boy' (see also this article in Wired and this article in The Atlantic).
A and processing data at lightning speed, the Google Car can drive itself. brother cell phone list Furthermore, data would make it possible to develop a very efficient leasing system, where everyone no longer has their 'own' car in front of their door, but has a car available when you actually need it. The physical product 'car' almost becomes a 'service', which does not run on fossil fuels, but also on data.
A and processing data at lightning speed, the Google Car can drive itself. brother cell phone list Furthermore, data would make it possible to develop a very efficient leasing system, where everyone no longer has their 'own' car in front of their door, but has a car available when you actually need it. The physical product 'car' almost becomes a 'service', which does not run on fossil fuels, but also on data.