Buzz Out Loud Lounge forum: 2008 predictions

Google will buy or merge with Sprint if they win the 700MHz auction.
Digg will be sold and possibly ending of DiggNation.
Microsoft will buy Palm and make the Zune phone.

and one more thing...
Mac tablet at MacWorld.

with a price drop they kinda have admitted its bad

Its like they have no choice.

Because the stuff they are selling now looks OK on a laptop or iPhone but not so hot on a 40 plus inch HDTV. I was shocked at how bad the two TV shows and one movie I had purchased looked when my friend hooked his Apple TV up to my new 46" flatscreen. The "near DVD quality" Steve promised may be believable on a standard-def CRT but its not very believable on anything larger with higher definition.

If they don't get better quality rentals (and more studios on board) the Apple TV will continue to flounder.

See oil companies and pharmaceutical companies for "price reductions" on technology.

Jason will get his face in the BOL pic

apple will let the mac os run unsupported on pc's (hackitoshes)

google will purchase the 700 mhzs spectum and will start to destroy the cell carriers that don't join in with them

Windows Vista sp1 will be a flop.. giving no improvements to the system and no reason to upgrade *still*

Sp3 will cause more people to get windows xp.

Vista will be considered ME's Son for all time

1. Wiis will still be difficult to find, so will non half-***ed games for that platform.

2. Touch screen iMac....yeah, not going to happen.

3. DVD will continue to be the dominant physical media format over HD-DVD and BlueRay. Torrent pirates everywhere will continue to laugh at those loyal to a physical format.

4. Prince will stop being a dumb*** and will allow his likeness and music to be heard and seen everywhere for free. He will then appear at half time of next years Super Bowl and rock our socks off and cure world hunger AT THE SAME TIME!

5. The Zune will still be a laughable product. Creative Nomad II 4 LIFE!

6. A lesser known game developer will come out with a Guitar Hero like game which will actually require some musical skill and develop that talent.

7. 3G iPhone. Not all predictions can be funny.

8. No more DRM. Doesn't really matter since everyone who's been on the tubes has already downloaded all the songs that have every existed in the world for free.

9. Tiered Internet, Molly goes postal.

10. Skynet switches to solid state drives, one step closer to world domination.

XM Satelite Radio beam U pick movies to your car $ 3.00 NO more Messy
DVD's Sirus too.

I Know !!!
Check with ON2 tech.

In the "olden days" like 1984, the business machine was the Word Processor, basically an electric typewriter with a screen. Within a short amount of time, those business machines evolved into technology that could do more than just work with text. So calling a computer a "word processor" is only one aspect of what it can do. That's how I feel about calling something a "phone" - it is just one of the functions of the item.

PREDICTIONS/HOPES:
I think there will be more blending of functions and more robust capabilities. Tech will continue the direction the iphone has initiated by consolidating music, voice, graphics, social network, text,web...all the goodies, streamlined and simplified (affordable). I'd like to see better options for satellite music, like a free subscription for brief sampling like wifi hot spots. I wish the fm receiver on my gadgets wouldn't fuzz out when I walk inside a building.

My predicition (hope) is that wireless power(charging)and "green" batteries will show up more. I'd like to see more options in the waterproof MP3 Players and over the air downloads, like updating my podcasts without linking to the mothership (I know this is happening already somewhat). I'd like to have wireless sound as clear, convenient and affordable as corded headphones, a bluetooth without the bling.

I think games like the Wii will get people of all ages to get active again and try to combat our country's growth (girth) problem. Wii can do it America!

Well those are my hopes and predictions and I've got to believe some will come true!

My only surprise is that it has taken this long. This post isn't about discussions, It's about what you believe the future will bring. So, lets hear your predictions. What does your crystal ball say to you?

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