2008 Tech Predictions are Stupid
Ah – it’s the 2008 tech predictions time again. Mark Andreessen has a hilarious post dissecting the Economists 2008 tech predictions titled When non-technologists write about technology … They’re so CUTE! Mark’s commentary is brilliant and has much more useful information than the predictions.
I predict 2008 will be the year that bloggers decimate all the 2008 tech predictions and reveal their fundamental flaws. Hey Mark, can you take on the Read/WriteWeb 2008 Web Predictions next?
Non-technologists writing n the usual IT magazines come up with the most bizarre predictions and observations – like how can iPhone be integrated into a company's IT strategy? They all sound connected in some way but you get the feeling that these people just pick the most popular zeigeist thing currently and try to make connections with the subjects that they are supposed to be writing about!