Barry Ritholtz, Columnist

Software Hasn't Come Close to Eating the World

The programs that were supposed to be fun, smart and make our lives easier are so disappointing.

October 18, 2017 at 3:53 PM UTC

Barry Ritholtz is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is chairman and chief investment officer of Ritholtz Wealth Management, and was previously chief market strategist at Maxim Group. He is the author of “Bailout Nation.”

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Software is so disappointing.

It was supposed to -- in the words of one sage -- eat the world, the implication being that it would be modern, brilliant, liberating, hip and fun (assuming it didn't make you and your job obsolete). Instead, it's pretty terrible.