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He gave me his book titled as "Front Line of Net Business"(Spike 1998.5 ISBN 4-89621-207-x.）(He said his new book will be published very soon.) Early this morning I read it at one stretch because it was really interesting. |
I met Mr. Toru Maegawa, Visiting Professor of Global Information and Telecommunication Institute, Waseda University yesterday at his office of the university on business. As the business talk was finished soon, I asked him his comments on e-business (or net-business, e-commerce.) As he learned computer science at university, he observed the progress of PCs and their software from technical view points. I listened his talks until the limit of available time.
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He gave me his book titled as "Front Line of Net Business"(Spike 1998.5 ISBN 4-89621-207-x.）(He said his new book will be published very soon.) Early this morning I read it at one stretch because it was really interesting. |
I registered at IBM Internet Service right after I bought IBM530 a few years ago. I am carrying a note PC on my overseas trip from 1956 through today for e-mail exchange and etc. So it can be said I am one of the oldest users of internet. But I have been busy for exchanging e-mails or surfing web.sights with the result that I have not been able to observe the progress of technology ( Actually I have been trifled with its progress.) He explained the process of technological development clearly. The book furnished me valuable information.
Incidentally it is well known that Bill Gates of Microsoft has made little inventions himself and that he has bought other people's discovery or sometimes has copied them. Although he is a symbol of American dream, he is not popular in America because he has been high-handed and egoistic while saving the extraordinary wealth. The professor wrote most people agreed to him with laugh when he said "I too do not like him." He wrote a few interesting anecdotes about Bill, The professor said Bill has been under an obsession that he has to be No.1 at anything by all means.
| Recently I read a book by Kenichi Ohmae titled as "Economics for becoming a sole winner"（Kobunsha 1999.8 ISBN-334- 97228-4.) Because I was impressed by his clear cut comments on renovation of Japanese financial systems on TV. He said the only function left for banks is account settlement and that capital investment is now a function of stock brokers or civilian corporations. A few days after, Mr. Greenspan, Chairman of FRB made almost the same comment as of Mr. Ohmae on financial system renovation in Japan. So I read his book. |
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Mr. Ohmae appraised Bill Gates highly as an excellent enterpriser in his book while Mr. Maegawa is rather critical about him. The difference of their opinions might be due to the fact that Mr. Ohmae is a researcher of business management while Mr. Maegawa is a computer scientist.
