http://flowoflogic.comThoughts and RamblingsFri, 02 Jan 09 12:40:46 -0800Habari 0.5.2 http://habariproject.org/http://flowoflogic.com/predictions-for-2009<p>Here are a few of my predictions for this year:</p> <ul> <li><p>Yahoo! will take a nosedive, then straggle along, not recovering, but not completely dying off either.</p></li> <li><p>OJ Simpson will (finally) be put behind bars, some people will celebrate, most people will forget about it the day after.</p></li> <li><p>There will be in outrage about <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/28digi.html">the revelation about text message costs</a> (actually NYTimes is a bit slow on the uptake, some dude figured this out <a href="http://justinflood.com/2008/07/would-you-pay-66-for-1-megabyte-of-data-you-already-are/">months ago</a>) but people will continue to text like their lives depend on it</p></li> <li><p>Windows 7 will be praised for being better than Vista, but bashed for still being Windows, and therefore apparently equating with crap.</p></li> <li><p>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.</p></li> <li><p>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.</p></li> <li><p>Internet Explorer 6 will, unfortunately, still not die out, making hundreds of thousands of web designers want to tear their hair out.</p></li> <li><p><a href="http://xkcd.com/524/">Silent Rickrolling</a> will not be the meme of 2009.</p></li> </ul> <p>So, what are your predictions for 2009?</p>Fri, 02 Jan 09 12:40:46 -0800tag:flowoflogic.com,2009:predictions-for-2009/1230913002