Investing in the state’s high-tech future: Are you cynical? Are you tempted to vote for Question 1 just to send a message? Here’s a great reason to
oppose the measure. In an opinion piece, Ray Stata, founder of Analog Devices and chairman of the Center for Quality of Management in Cambridge, says the state needs to invest more in its high-tech sector. How? By bolstering the UMass system. Excellent observations on Massachusetts’ position within the high-tech world -- and the growing competition from other states. When Ray talks, people should listen. ... Postscript: Stata does not address Question 1. That’s Hub Blog’s projection, as they say in psycho-babble lingo.