In an interview with Le Figaro, when the final question is asked: “From where do you see the next big technological turning point?”, Reid Hoffman, CEO of LinkedIn answers: “I keep a close eye on the domain of open source hardware”.

See the interview (in French) at Le Figaro

Q: “D’où voyez-vous venir la prochaine grande rupture technologique?”.
A: “Je surveille de près le domaine du hardware open source.”