<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Andrew made this comment:</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">"<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This gets at an interesting aspect of the computer industry -- when is a figure a "tech" person, and when just a "business" person? The way John Sculley from Pepsi is slotted into the Steve Jobs/Apple narrative suggests there is a difference. A figure like Ross Perot seemed to straddle the difference when he sold himself as a businessman and a technologist when running for president. "</span></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">It is key. I would further add to the mix the fact that the technologist billionaire class is highly influential on US and world policy to a profound degree, while not ever having been elected by the people - I suppose unless you happen to be a shareholder. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I look forward to talking about these issues with all of you at the meeting. I would, again, be interested in gathering with others to have a conversation on the specifics of this new candidacy (Tom has provided some...disturbing information, if true as reported), and on Silicon Valley political power, in general. If you're interested, please let me know. </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">--Sarah<br><br><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">---<br><br>S a r a h T. R o b e r t s, P h. D.<br><br>Assistant Professor<br>University of California, Los Angeles<br>Department of Information Studies<br>Graduate School of Education & Information Studies<br><a dir="ltr" href="https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0">https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/</a><br><br>Blogging periodically at<br><a dir="ltr" href="http://illusionofvolition.com/" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1">http://illusionofvolition.com</a></span></div><div><br>On Feb 25, 2017, at 10:30 AM, Thomas Haigh <<a href="mailto:thomas.haigh@gmail.com">thomas.haigh@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>This gets at an interesting aspect of the computer industry -- when is a figure a "tech" person, and when just a "business" person? The way John Sculley from Pepsi is slotted into the Steve Jobs/Apple narrative suggests there is a difference. A figure like Ross Perot seemed to straddle the difference when he sold himself as a businessman and a technologist when running for president. </div></blockquote></body></html>