THE COMPUTER INDUSTRYTHE “CON” SIDE

Introduction
The world has seen time after time that industries have the potential to change the world. The weapons industry has played a huge part in deciding wars (nuclear arms race), whereas the automotive and airline industries redefined locomotion and made the world a “smaller” place. Towards the end of the last century, it can be argued that no industry redefined and reshaped the world more than the computer industry. Computers are relied on daily in business, educational and entertainment venues. Currently, computers play an important role in activities throughout the world. They make communication more efficient (e-mail), arithmetic faster and more precise (accounting programs), and have made commerce more globalized (e-commerce). In the midst of the accomplishments that computers and the computer industry have made there are some weaknesses. In this paper, the spirit of the computer industry will be captured, with a particular focus on the “con” side of the com...