This Week in Tech: On Yo-Yo Dieting and Haute Couture Cell Phones
1. What Yo-Yo Dieting and the Recession Have in Common
The papers are saying that productivity is on the rise, that the fat officially has been cut from corporate America. Good news, right?
Depends on what you do next, says Gartner Blog Network’s Mark McDonald in a recent post. Productivity gains are “… a mathematical phantom, particularly if people remain on their current course and speed,” he writes.
“It is the equivalent of losing water weight at the start of a diet.”
That current course he’s talking about is the way many companies made it through the recession – by removing the costs (employees) without changing the underlying process or operation.
Says McDonald: “It is the equivalent of losing water weight at the start of a diet.” And, as any yo-yo dieter knows, you will gain that weight back quickly if you don’t change the habits that got you fat in the first place.
Read his post here.
2. What Recession?
Then there’s that whole other realm, the business of haute couture, which seems to be a barometer of nothing really, especially considering the latest reports. Following the cue of other luxury brands like Christian Dior and Tag Heuer, Versace is jumping into the cell phone game. It will unveil its very own mobile at Paris Fashion Week.
The made-to-order (leather!) gadget will retail for more than $5,500, and will initially be sold only to Versace’s VIP customers. It will debut at Paris’ fashion week, and will be available for purchase in May. According to the gadget reviewers at ZDNet, no word yet on which operating system it will run.
Do you think IT will support it?
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