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    The document discusses major technological shifts that have occurred from the 1960s to today. It notes shifts from mainframes to client/server systems in the 1980s, hierarchical to relational databases in the 1970s, and the more recent shift from PCs/web to mobile/cloud technologies between 2007 and today. It emphasizes that the results of technological changes are often greater than the changes themselves and poses questions about what further shifts may occur.

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    The document discusses major technological shifts that have occurred from the 1960s to today. It notes shifts from mainframes to client/server systems in the 1980s, hierarchical to relational databases in the 1970s, and the more recent shift from PCs/web to mobile/cloud technologies between 2007 and today. It emphasizes that the results of technological changes are often greater than the changes themselves and poses questions about what further shifts may occur.

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    Shift Happens

    BEN HOROWITZ

    C O - F O U N D E R A N D G E N E R A L PA R T N E R
    ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ
    Previous Big Shifts

    1980s
    CLIENT/SERVER

    MAINFRAMES

    1970s
    Previous Big Shifts

    1970s

    HIERARCHICAL RELATIONAL
    DATABASES DATABASES

    1960s
    Previous Big Shifts

    APPLICATIONS
    Previous Big Shifts

    OPERATING
    SYSTEMS
    Previous Big Shifts

    STORAGE
    Previous Big Shifts

    NETWORKS
    The New Shift

    PCs & WEB MOBILE & CLOUD

    2007 TODA
    The results of the change are usually bigger than the change.
    The results of the change are usually bigger than the change.
    The results of the change are usually bigger than the change.

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