Broadband Developments

Efraim Schwartz over at ComputerWorld reported back in July the results of various studies that indicate that IT jobs will drop in 2009.  Contractors, projects, overall spending down.  The news is dire: “Almost no investment in cloud computing”.

Well, I don’t have any studies to refer to just gut predictions.
Like that old sly cop with the corduroy jacket on your favorite TV show, I got some hunches.

Shining up my crystal ball:

YES…….
Economy is kinda clouding things up, but yes, a few things seem clear..

1. Yahoo – Microsoft will scoop them up
2. Windows 7 – Unfortunately for Microsoft, this will probably dud, too many factors against it.
3. Ipod Touch Tablet – An internet-capable touch screen tablet –March or June
4. Chrome 2 – will run on cell platform and desktop, instant browser sync
5. Digg – Google property
6. Giants win the Super Bowl – not a tech prediction-that just popped in there.

Again, 1-5 are based on nothing but hunches here people.  #6 is something else entirely.  (We make no claims to the validity of any of these predictions, however)

Side note – Gizmodo posted this rumor about Steve Jobs on their website.  Nothing that wasn’t said before, but there are alleged reliable sources here.  Jobs is the Walt Disney of Computing™, let’s hope this rumor is not true.  Long live Jobs and I will take one of those Touch Tablets please…

Have a good 2009..