Robert X. Cringely Weighs in on 2006

Simon80 writes "With the beginning of a new year coming another set of 15 predictions from Robert X. Cringely as to how the tech world will shape up in 2006, preceded by a review of how his 2005 predictions turned out. Most of this year's predictions cover well known tech companies, with a few that are about specific technologies like WiMax, media center PCs, and VOIP."

Comments

Oh yeah?

[sparkydevil]

Did you hear about the clairvoyant's convention?

It was cancelled due to unforseen circumstances.

One prediction I hope he gets right...

[tktk]

"My final score was 10 correct and five incorrect, for a dismal 66 percent -- my worst showing EVER. Could my job be in danger?"

We can only hope.

Re:Ah, the ABM treaty...

[iggy_mon]

And, for the truly blessed, there is emacs... ;)

well, i don't like nazi/spelling whores as much as the next guy, but i thing you forgot the "v" and the "i" in that atrocious spelling of yours ;^) --iggy

Dangerous predictions?

[Mr. Flibble]

My final score was 10 correct and five incorrect, for a dismal 66 percent -- my worst showing EVER. Could my job be in danger?

I dunno Robert, with the hit rate you normally have on predictions, I don't think this is a prediction you want in your 2006 list!

Did anyone else read this as...

[Anonymous Coward]

... Robert X. Cringely Weighs in AT 2006?! Sure, we all break our resolutions sometime in January, but for Pete's sake, we're not even halfway through the month!

For 2006

[LesPaul75]

I predict that his web page will be really awful looking, with weird lime green colors and that the text will be shifted too far over to the left, so that black line slices right through the first letter of each paragraph. And BOOOM, just like that, I'm one for one (100%) for 2006.

Re:Here's an idea:

[AutopsyReport]

Slashdot improves it's editing.

I thought we were talking about predictions, not miracles? :)

"Network Appliance"

[Cr0w T. Trollbot]

The next big consumer market will be a network computing appliance.

My prediction of three things we'll see before "network computing" being the next big consumer computer market:

1. Practical Cold Fusion on your desktop.
2. Rush Limbaugh and Michael Moore co-hosting a telethon for gay dyslexic evengelical gun-owning welfare cheats.
3. Monkeys flying out of Robert X. Cringley's butt.

Crow T. Trollbot

Re:Here's an idea:

[Jaxoreth]

Slashdot improves it's editing.

You mean Slashdot improves its editing. :-)