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Tech Predictions for 2004

Posted by michael on from the never-speak-of-2003-again dept.

Quirk writes "The Independent has the predictions of Charles Arthur for 2004. 'The ubiquity of the iPod, the return of the Mac, and the simplicity of the portable memory stick are just some of the developments that could change our lives in 2004.'"

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  1. Apple's successes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I think Apple's once-in-4-year impressive streak has just gone by. Look at the past. The original PPC got everyone talking about Apple, but nothing special came of it as it languished. that's 1994. Then the iMac and G3 really brought them back to the brink of success and... they languished. That was 1998. Now 2003 they've done the G5 thing and impressed everyone. It's a 4 year cycle, and you can bet your boots they're going to sit back on their lorrals & ride the success this last year has brought, and creep ahead in tiny amounts until 2008 or so.

    It's not a bad strategy I guess, one year's intensive effort for 4 years worth of the company surviving, but they've been really pushing the line lately, and with the economy how it is I don't see Apple surviving past 2005