The Mobile Wave - by Michael J Saylor (Paperback)

About the Book

Michael J. Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, presents "The Mobile Wave," a ground-breaking analysis of the impact of mobile intelligence the fifth wave of computer technology.
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Book Synopsis

Smart phones are just the beginning ... A tech exec's New York Times bestselling, groundbreaking analysis of the impact of mobile intelligence.

With the perspective of a historian, the precision of a technologist, and the pragmatism of a CEO, Michael J. Saylor of MicroStrategy provides a panoramic view of the future mobile world. He describes how: A Harvard education will be available to anyone with the touch of a screen. Cash will become virtual software and crime proof. Cars, homes, fruit, animals, and more will be tagged so they can tell you about themselves. Buying an item will be as easy as pointing our mobile device to scan and pay. Land and capital will become more of a liability than an asset. Social mobile media will push all businesses to think and act like software companies. Employment will shift as more service-oriented jobs are automated by mobile software. Products, businesses, industries, economies, and even society will be altered forever as the Mobile wave washes over us and changes the landscape. With so much change, The Mobile Wave is a guidebook for individuals, business leaders, and public figures who must navigate the new terrain as mobile intelligence changes everything.

"The visionary picture he paints of the future is captivating, informative, and thought-provoking ... Readers will be able understand and appreciate his clear and engaging exploration of a complex, red-hot, and thoroughly up-to-the minute topic." --USA Today

"A thoughtful romp across invention and innovation." --Fortune

"A blueprint for impending change and a sober warning for the laggards who resist it." --Forbes.com

About the Author

Michael Saylor is the chairman and CEO of the publicly traded company MicroStrategy. With degrees in engineering as well as Science, Technology, and Society from MIT, he is a science historian, and a formidable intellectual whom Slate called "mesmerizing." He is not just a high-tech entrepreneur, but also a serious scholar whose success in business stems from his obsession since college--and really since childhood--with understanding what Thomas Kuhn called the "structure of scientific revolutions." He has appeared on TV interview shows including 60 Minutes and Charlie Rose, and has been profiled in Newsweek, Time, Slate, The New Yorker, and The Washington Post.