If you liked this article and enjoy Andy Kessler's writing, you'll probably be happy to know that he wrote a novel called "Grumby":

http://www.amazon.com/dp/098271632X

It's about a hacker who reprograms a Furby, finds that he's created the New New Thing, and then hangs on for dear life as his startup rises and falls.

It's "creative destruction", as told through a work of fiction.