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34 pointsby philfreoalmost 13 years ago

10 comments

captaincrunchalmost 13 years ago
On my list from February, 2012 are:<p>- Egypt's president will promise to protect all citizens<p>- Tennis: Sharapova will rematch Lisicki<p>- 346 homes will be destroyed in a fire in Colorado<p>- Students who will bully a N.Y. bus monitor, will be suspended for a year<p>Point: post it in February next time dammit!!
ams6110almost 13 years ago
<i>Retina screens will be the largest leap for computing in a decade.</i><p>Um, no.
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Smudgealmost 13 years ago
&#62; Hilariously, it’s still the best non-iPad tablet you can buy.<p>Really? Pretty low jab at Android, calling the Fire the #1 tablet that isn't an iPad.
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bhermsalmost 13 years ago
I think several of these are spot on. You already nailed Retina obviously. Next up is Apple Television sets, which many rumors are pointing to an announcement either late this year or early next year. Kindle Fire will ultimately either fail, increase in price (perhaps different versions of the Fire?). Microsoft phones will catch on, but never lead the market. Hollywood can't be killed any time soon. However, as tech gets better, the ability to produce high-quality content will shift in favor of the indies. Free wireless seems like a no-brainer, but the companies that control those channels are already terrified of losing ground to new tech, so offering something for free (that they can't arbitrarily raise the prices on to make up for other areas) is something they won't be keen to do. Facebook needs to focus hard on mobile. Everyone knows this.<p>Good read.
hexisalmost 13 years ago
"Some service in the future is going to curate the top 100,000 or 1,000,000 queries into a list of great, precise results."<p>So, basically, we'll see the development of yet another hierarchically organized oracle?
tthomas48almost 13 years ago
I can't imagine anyone buying a Facebook phone. Pretty much everyone hates their tech. Even my parents. Why would anyone take a risk on a phone they were involved with?
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rat87almost 13 years ago
Why not google "what camera should I buy" instead of "digital camera".
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frankdenbowalmost 13 years ago
"Some service in the future is going to curate the top 100,000 or 1,000,000 queries into a list of great, precise results"<p>Isn't this exactly what Mahalo tried to do?
nabiltalmost 13 years ago
Off topic: I've been looking for some kind of app to keep track and share predictions like these? Would you use it if it did?
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gcbalmost 13 years ago
Anything there non-obvious? Despite the Android hindsight...