How Do we Distinguish Between Old and New Technologies - It is difficult to tell where the line is drawn in the sand over the difference between old and new technologies. Is there a date or a certain moment in time where technology becomes old fashioned. In my personal opinion the decision is in the eyes of the beholder whether something is new or old. Some elderly people may think that mobile phones is a new technology compared to using a land line or even older forms of communication. Where others involved in the gen Y era would think that the standard mobile phone is old and boring technology compared to the electronic devices such as the smart phones and tablets that we see on the market today.
Gordon Moore, famously predicted that the density of microprocessors would double every 18 months and many believe it will begin to decline over the coming years (cnet). This may be true and the rate technology grows may slow, but new technology will become old, eventually . As long as this world is still spinning, then the innovations of technology are inevitable, the places that technology can take people is certainly limitless and new technology will become old and boring and people will be champing at the bit to obtain the latest on the ever growing market.
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