Why 2013 Was Not Even Close To A Lost Year For Tech

This post is in response to the ridiculous article by Quartz

Tesla

Tesla Model S

The company wins numerous awards, the stock goes gangbusters, and Tesla starts becoming mainstream. No big deal though, right Quartz?

 

Uber

Uber

The company is crushing it and changing the way people think about transportation, while on its way to becoming one of the large Silicon Valley companies in the leagues of Google, Facebook, and Amazon.

 

Nest

Nest Smoke Detector

 

Google’s Calico (anti-aging co.)

Google's Calico

 

Box

Aaron Levie - CEO of Box

Box is shaking up the enterprise services business by making “consumer grade” software and taking market share from the likes of Microsoft, IBM, and Oracle.

 

House of Cards

House of Cards

Don’t underestimate this.

 

AngelList

AngelList

They are shaking up the fundraising process for startups.

 

SolarCity

SolarCity

Solar Energy that is working.

 

Vine

Vine

Vine is becoming the new YouTube. Vine is to YouTube, what Twitter is to Facebook.

 

Google Fiber

Google Fiber

 

A7 Chip

A7 Chip

Underrated.

 

LTE

LTE

LTE everywhere, who cares right.

 

Chromecast

Google Chromecast

Now you can dump cable and watch Netflix, Hulu, etc. on your TV for only $35. A much more affordable option for the mass market.

 

Bitcoin

Bitcoin

 

Digital currency is here to stay.

 

SpaceX

SpaceX

 

SpaceX continues to knock it out of the park.

 

Self-Driving Cars

 

Thanks to Google pushing the envelope ; Nissan, Tesla, GM, Ford, and Toyota are all now working on autonomous cars. Not to mention Mercedes-Benz, who is the most advanced automaker in this area.

 

There are so many more things that could be mentioned, but the point has been made. Electric vehicles, on demand cars, life extension, solar power, digital currency, rockets, and self-driving cars does not sound like a lost year for tech to me. 

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