flynn23 wrote:
] ] The Bay Area tech industry has a tremendous amount of
] ] financial and human capital that can be directed toward
] ] developing and marketing green energy technology.
]
] Bryan McConnell of O'Reilly Network espouses on how Silicon
] Valley can direct it's considerable expertise towards
] renewable energy development. Couldn't agree more - but the
] dynamic that McConnell misses is that this is much more of a
] marketing, development, and integration play for the Valley,
] not a creation or true innovation play. Big Oil and
] Detroit/Stuttgart were smart in the 90s. Flush with some cash,
] they bought most of the startups and promising technologies
] for renewable energy, high efficiency engines, and other
] techniques - essentially slaying David before he could slay
] Goliath. For a decade these things languished under their
] watch. But now that renewable energy is 'fashionable', it's
] clear that it's being viewed as a market differentiator. Think
] about it: would you rather sell another $13K car with little
] or no margin, or a $50K car with new technologies that has a
] huge marketing differential and higher margins?

Well, McConnell is with the O'Reilly Network, and you are with...oh yeah, Memestreams. I think he's a more reliable source. Most would agree. Go back to the drawing board, you ignorant fuckhead.

RE: Renewable Energy - The Next Opportunity for Silicon Valley