predictions for 2009
But before I do so, let me reflect on some of the predictions I made this time last year - I got a few right and a few horribly wrong. [1]
Many consumers in 2009 will upgrade from plain-old cell phones to gadgets that do e-mail and offer Web access, and they’ll increasingly buy special services or software especially designed for the mobile Web (think of the cool games and applications available on the iPhone App Store). [2]
Note that this was a product that had been on the market for less than a week. [3]
Let us know about your insights about politics, the economy, the world crisis and far more important things such as the cricket scores and showbiz marriages in 2009. [4]
Elizabeth is one of the few famous psychics that publish her Psychic Predictions for 2009 which will also cover topics like, Troops in Iraq, what happens after 2008 Elections, economic predictions on what to watch in the U.S. Economy. [5]
Predictions are nearly always difficult to develop. [6]
What can you expect after the 2008 presidential elections and will our new leaders help our economy and the world economy. [5]
If you haven’t seen my 2008 predictions and results, you can click here and get to that page. [3]
And it isn’t like Internet or even computing companies have a lot of experience with these sort of things: Economists argue that the world hasn’t seen a financial crisis this severe since the Great Depression, and back then, the only “tech” companies were making tabulating machines or selling phone lines. [2]
Sony has wrestled their way into a clear third-place position in DSLRs, which has to cause concern for Nikon and Canon. [3]
NEW YORK (Fortune) — You can’t really blame technology executives and pundits for not wanting to go too far out on a limb in making prognostications and predictions about 2009. [2]
Talk to your assembly house or a PCB designer with a few years of experience and you’ll hear the same thing: New components are coming to market first in state-of-the-art packages like QFNs, QFPs and BGAs. [...] Local and regional companies perform better and respond faster to quickturn and/or prototype design requirements than offshore production companies. [6]
I’ve been writing for over six months now about the changing face of digital camera shipments. [...] At the same time, the global economy has clearly gone into a recession, which means people will be cutting back on non-essential purchases. [3]
Sources:
[1] Predictions for 2009
[2] Tech Daily: 4 tech predictions for 2009 - Dec. 15, 2008
[3] 2009 Predictions by Thom Hogan
[4] World Predictions for 2009
[5] 2009 Predictions
[6] PCBDESIGN007 Predictions For 2009