Win a bottle of Moët & Chandon Champagne!

If you're a member of the IT profession I would greatly appreciate you taking the time to answer these few simple questions. Your answers will help me with my MPhil dissertation that is examining the sustainability of the computer industry. In return, you will be entered into a prize draw to win a bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne. The closing date for submissions is the 1st August.

Question Answer
1. What is your area of main IT expertise?
If other, please specify.
2. How many years have you worked in the computer industry?
3. What do you think drives the computer industry most?
If other, please specify.
4. Moore's Law is a self-fulfilling prophecy that sustains rapid innovation within the semiconductor industry.
5. The "bloat" factor of Microsoft operating systems causes individuals and businesses to update their computer systems.
6. Intel and Microsoft marketing forces lead individuals and businesses to believe that they need to upgrade their computer systems.
7. How environmentally and socially sustainable do you think the hardware industry is?
8. How environmentally and socially sustainable do you think the software industry is?
9. Do you make environmentally-based decisions when considering what systems, components or software to implement? Yes:
No :
If yes, please specify what these include.
10. Computer component product life cycles are getting shorter all the time.
11. How often do you currently telework?
12. Teleworking will become a more prevalent work form due to the continued growth of ICT into the home.
13. Thin clients will become the dominant network form in large companies.
14. Thin clients will become the dominant network form in small and medium enterprises.
15. Laptop computers will continue to gain a greater share of the personal computer market in the next five years.
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