Cringley’s 2008 Technology Predictions #
January 4th, 2008 | In Worth Knowing
PBS’s technology columnist, Robert Cringley, has unveiled his predictions for 2008. The most interesting:
5) Here’s a risky one. Google will bid billions and win the upcoming 700-MHz wireless spectrum auction, which is an auction for frequencies that are actually much more useful for a voice network than for a data network. Then Google will impose its open access rules on the frequencies before either TRADING them to Sprint or simply ACQUIRING Sprint to get that company’s WiMax licenses, which are what Google really wanted all along.
9) As part of its transition from a PC company to a consumer electronics and content company, Apple will introduce — and trumpet in a huge media show — its replacement for the mouse. Really.