Internet Collapses and Other Other InfoWorld Punditry

By Bob Metcalfe

Book Overview

"What to make of this ranting gasbag named Metcalfe? Turn up the filters, tune in, and listen. You may not like the way he phrases it, but he's actually got some very important things to say and he isn't afraid to say them." ? Vint Cerf Bob Metcalfe is the Internet's resident gadfly and reigning pundit ? a renowned inventor (Ethernet) and entrepreneur (3Com) whose weekly InfoWorld columns skewer pretensions, assault the conventional wisdom, and spit roast sacred cows. This book collects the best of Metcalfe's polemics, predictions, and pronouncements over the last decade ? and pairs them with no-holds-barred rebuttals and commentary by industry heavyweights. The result is vintage Metcalfe: provocative, inflammatory, and insightful. Just a few of Bob Metcalfe's pronouncements over the years... 1991 "Microsoft is abusing its monopoly" 1993 "Wireless computing will flop ? permanently" 1994 "What the Internet needs now is more competition among greedy entrepreneurs" 1995 "I predict the Internet's catastrophic collapse in 1996" 1996 "Everything on the Internet should be strongly encrypted all the time" 1997 "E-postage is a good thing" 1998 "The skunk is, like Microsoft, an exquisite survival machine" 1999 "Linux will fizzle against Windows" www.infoworld.com/metcalfe www.idgbooks.com

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076453503X
• ISBN13: 9780764535031
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Nothing sheepish

I was kind enough to include an entire chapter on Bob in my book, and there's nary a mention of me in his new one, but I won't hold that against him. Indeed, it might be another sign of his wisdom.Actually, for a fellow who had a pretty good track record in the high-tech and entrepreneuring fields, Bob has shown remarkable smarts in finally seeing the light and becoming a punditory journalist. This book of his is a wonderful compendium of what makes him always worth reading and usually worth a chortle. "Real" journalists could learn some things about skepticism and integrity from Bob Metcalfe.