“A risk-taking culture and close ties with universities are big reasons for the success of the U.S. computer industry, some of Silicon Valley’s brightest stars told Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday,” Adrian Croft reports for Reuters.
“Blair, on a mission to find out the secrets of the U.S. high-tech sector’s success and apply the lessons in Britain, traveled to the heart of California’s Silicon Valley to trade ideas with some of the sharpest minds in the business,” Croft reports.
Croft reports, “Chief executives around the table included Steve Jobs of computer maker Apple Computer Inc., John Chambers of network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc., Hector Ruiz of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Jonathan Schwartz of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc.”
“‘We’re trying in our way in Britain to make sure the UK is a dynamic, innovative country,’ Blair told the high-tech leaders,” Croft reports.
Full article here.
know why england doesn’t make computers?
they couldn’t find a way to make them leak oil.
he he he
Well at least B:Liar seems have gotten his IT right.
Putting quips aside Tony Blair and his Labour Government, we have a three party system here in the UK and not one that hasn’t changed since 1865, has done a lot of good and yes a lot of bad too, but no Government in a Democracy is perfect, nor would I want it to be!
Oh and whilst there’s a thread that has now gone into politics I don’t support or recognise that Facist State in the Middle East, but I do love the people on both sides!
Peace.