Economy may be dim, but technological innovation on the horizon for 2009
Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - 13:49
in Mathematics & Economics
A recession doesn't mean the death of innovation in the consumer tech industry. Consider 2001. During that recession, Apple Inc. introduced the iPod, Microsoft Corp. rolled out its original Xbox video game console, broadband household penetration rates in the U.S. more than doubled from 2000, and Google Inc. was becoming an integral part of modern life.