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Bob Cringely's Predictions For 2005

An anonymous reader writes "Bob Cringley publishes his predictions for developments in the world of IT every year. His latest column contains his predictions for 2005 and a brief look back at his predictions for 2004."

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  1. Re:Some of these predictions are -1 redundant by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Newsflash: nobody can predict the future. Dumbass :P

  2. Re:Microsoft Antispyware prediction is off the mar by CypherXero · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    That's beacause Microsoft BOUGHT the program from another company. Which proves that Microsoft can't create, they can just buy...buy...buy... And charge lots of money, too.

  3. Pompous Arrogant Moron by dotslashdot · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    This guy sounds like a pompous, arrogant, moron. I predict he will sound like a pompous self-aggrandizing moron in 2005.

  4. Re:This one too: by rabbit994 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Linux wireless isn't the problem. Linux is the problem. Mod me down but Linux community doesn't want to accept till they get pretty guis and administration GUI, Linux will be regulated to servers and web servers. SuSE might have the power to pull it off but I don't think anyone else will.

  5. Re:Microsoft Antispyware prediction is off the mar by penguinoid · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The thing that makes me sad is that I kind of like finding spyware on my system, just to make me feel like I'm a kind of savvy Internet user who does what she can to protect her computer

    I'm so torn between making a woman hacker joke and trying to be polite.
    Actually, it was an easy decision.

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  6. A know-nothing, do-nothing loud mouth. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    He has never done anything, he doesn't know anything, and he is constantly balthering on and on. Slashdot editors, being amoung the stupidest people on the planet, believe he is insightful and smart. He is neither.