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<\/p>\nMy have there been lots of victories and defeats in the last couple weeks.\u00a0 No I\u2019m not talking about the Winter Olympics or American Idol, I\u2019m talking about the tech industry.\u00a0 Three of the largest companies surrounding tech have had major changes recently, some of which went unnoticed in the shadow of other news.\u00a0 Google, Microsoft, and Sony have all had their own announcements, bringing both good, and bad news for smarter workers.<\/p>\n
Google announced that it will be bringing a (very) competitively cost teleconferencing system to its product lineup.\u00a0 At $999.00, this setup comes with a webcam, microphone, remote, and a Chromebox running a high end Intel Core i7 processor. The product also requires a $250\/yr service fee.\u00a0 Now this may seem pricey, but anyone who has shopped for Video Conferencing equipment knows how expensive it can be.\u00a0 Some units range from $4,000 to $14,000.\u00a0 Google hopes to fix that by offering a reasonably priced alternative.\u00a0 Those of you with modern offices may start seeing these very soon.<\/p>\n
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Microsoft may not be announcing new products, but they did just announce a new CEO.\u00a0 Satya Nadella has been chosen to replace Steve Ballmer and will take control of the company as Bill Gates is also stepping down from chairman to a mere \u201ctechnology advisor.\u201d\u00a0 Nadella was previously the Executive Vice President of Microsoft\u2019s Cloud and Enterprise group.\u00a0 He is credited with helping fix Microsoft\u2019s server and tools development model to a much more agile and prompt one.\u00a0 Last year his division accounted for over $20 billion in revenue and $8 billion in operating income.\u00a0 What will Nadella\u2019s promotion mean for us?\u00a0 Well, no one knows for sure, but I am excited to see what he brings to the table.<\/p>\n
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Last but not least there is technology giant Sony.\u00a0 Unfortunately, Sony is getting a little bit smaller, as they have announced they are selling off their computer division and ceasing all PC development.\u00a0 Claiming \u201cdrastic changes in the global PC industry\u201d have impacted them, Sony is now moving to a mobile development platform.\u00a0 They commented \u201cthe optimal solution is to concentrate its mobile product lineup on smartphones and tablets and to transfer its PC business to a new company.\u201d\u00a0 Japanese investment fund \u201cJIP\u201d will be taking over Sony\u2019s PC business by the end of July.<\/p>\n
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