Godfather's Crystal Ball

Newsweek, December, 2003 by Rana Foroohar

If Europe had a godfather of technology, it would be Hermann Hauser. The entrepreneur and venture capitalist started Amadeus Capital Partners; Acorn Computers, Britain's answer to Apple; and ARM Holdings, which dominates in chips for mobile phones. NEWSWEEK's Rana Foroohar asked him what's coming next:

NEWSWEEK: What big breakthroughs do you anticipate in the next few years?

HAUSER: They won't be in computing; they'll be in the mobile arena. It's all about what kind of phone or handheld device you have. Does it have RIM [Research in Motion] for e-mail? Can you send photos? Is the photo quality good? There's so much growth from a consumer angle.

When will mobiles replace PCs as the devices of choice?

My kids would say it happened five years ago. But...

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