1 hr 5 min

The rise and fall of discs Failures Podcast

    • Personal Journals

In this episode we talk to Ken Rogers about the compact disc industry. Ken Rogers worked for Modus, a company few people might have heard of. At its peak,  Modus was contracted to produced 25-30% of all software discs in the market. But with the advent of the internet,  distribution of software on discs was no longer economically viable.  We explore this inevitable obsolescence of compact discs in detail. We also talk about how the tech industry moved from the east coast to the west, the change in office dynamics in the last 2 decades and working from home. Tune in to hear more.  

In this episode we talk to Ken Rogers about the compact disc industry. Ken Rogers worked for Modus, a company few people might have heard of. At its peak,  Modus was contracted to produced 25-30% of all software discs in the market. But with the advent of the internet,  distribution of software on discs was no longer economically viable.  We explore this inevitable obsolescence of compact discs in detail. We also talk about how the tech industry moved from the east coast to the west, the change in office dynamics in the last 2 decades and working from home. Tune in to hear more.  

1 hr 5 min