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One of the first jobs I ever held was as an auto mechanic and have had a passion for cars that predates my passion for technology. Watching the U.S. auto industry make mistake after mistake until it was nearly out of business has been particularly painful for any of us who love both cars and our country. I’m in the market for a new car myself, and there isn’t a single one from any of the Big Three that excites me at the moment. Based on how well the Japanese and Korean car companies are doing, I’m guessing I’m not alone.

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What If Steve Jobs Ran GM and Mark Hurd Ran Ford?

It was an interesting week last week, made even more interesting by a bunch of news services calling our U.S. president-elect either the new Hitler or a Marxist, suggesting these folks got some really bad eggnog. This should be filed under NOT HELPING. While tempted, I’ll avoid further mentioning that insanity in the hope they sober up and instead focus on some interesting tech moves. EMC formed Decho, which could be its most powerful unit yet focusing on cloud-based services for next generation sync and backup.

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EMC in Sync With Move to the Cloud

The history of James Bond films is the history of our fascination with technology: booby-trapped briefcases, jetpacks, cars with machine guns and ejector seats, super-magnet watches, cars driven by remote control, acid-filled fountain pens, cars that become invisible, sharks with frickin’ lasers… Sorry, wrong spy movie franchise on that last example. But you get the point, one that’s been made several times during the remarkable 46-year-long run of the 007 films.

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Bond Goes Commercial: Quirky Gadgets Out, Product Placements In

Over the last several days I’ve attended two conferences that are focused on predicting and changing the future of technology and technology companies. The first was put on by Digital River, a firm that specializes in setting up or improving profitable online stores like Apple and Dell have, and we were focused on strategies for increasing company revenues and profits in these troubling times. The second was the Phoenix Technology Strategy 2009 conference, and there the focus was on what major changes we would likely see in technology over the next several years.

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Tech Forest Will Be Stronger After the Fire

Last week, a select group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs traveled to Tokyo to learn about Japan’s tech sector and new opportunities. What they found was a country in transition, a few surprises, and a group of Japanese entrepreneurs itching to plunge headfirst into the international marketplace. The goal was to “build bridges — geographical, cultural, and topical” between Silicon Valley and Japan, said Ellen Levy, VP of corporate development and strategy at LinkedIn and founder of Silicon Valley Connect, the organizing body for the trip.

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Where are the Japanese Googles?