Predictions for 2009
Here are a few of my predictions for this year:
Yahoo! will take a nosedive, then straggle along, not recovering, but not completely dying off either.
OJ Simpson will (finally) be put behind bars, some people will celebrate, most people will forget about it the day after.
There will be in outrage about the revelation about text message costs (actually NYTimes is a bit slow on the uptake, some dude figured this out months ago) but people will continue to text like their lives depend on it
Windows 7 will be praised for being better than Vista, but bashed for still being Windows, and therefore apparently equating with crap.
In the event that it is confirmed that Steve Jobs does in fact have health issues, A lot of Mac fans will jump ship - but will have nowhere to go, as they don’t want to go with Windows, and can’t figure out Linux.
Speaking of Linux, it will still not be the year of Linux because Linux is still too complicated for your average Windows and Mac users.
Internet Explorer 6 will, unfortunately, still not die out, making hundreds of thousands of web designers want to tear their hair out.
Silent Rickrolling will not be the meme of 2009.
So, what are your predictions for 2009?
The San Jose Sharks will win the championship!
But Windows does equate to crap. :)
Definitely agree with #1. They were headed in that direction the last few months here!
Glad to know I'm not the only one who still adamantly thinks the whole "year of the Linux" raving is just setting ourselves up for disappointment. It's going to be a while until the general populace realizes that there is more than the 20+ years of Windows/Mac. They'll come around eventually (and of course some will want to stick with those 20+ good ol' years), but the "year of the Linux" is something that we just keep hoping for and never seem to be able to feasibly accomplish.
... what defines a "year of the Linux" anyways? What is the community hoping for? that we'll experience a second Enlightenment, toss all our Windows PCs into the trash, and hold open-source rallies? Gotta be realistic, unfortunately..
Also at the Steve Jobs point: Did you read the article in Times? I'll bring it to school one day.
@Sarah:
Did you see the xkcd comic poking fun at it?
OMG YES.
Dude, people have seriously stop saying that Steve Jobs will be unable to work. He will. (The will of the mind. If we all think positively, then the positive will occur. And goddamn it, I need those positive things to happen. Mainly because without Steve Jobs, our family is in A LOT of trouble.)
Jobs has been through quite a bit, I'm sure he'll be fine.