Wired’s predictions for 2007

Cory Bergman December 29th, 2006

There are some interesting ones in Wired’s annual list of predictions for ‘07:

DVRs get BitTorrent baked in, bringing internet video to the living room.

20 percent of all new laptops sold will be MacBooks.

A major newspaper gives up printing on paper to publish exclusively online.

HD-DVD is the clear winner over Blu-ray in the DVD format wars.

Digg holds out for a big payday but ends up like Friendster.

The New York Times opens its archives from behind the paid firewall.

4 Comments Add your own

1. David Westin | December 29th, 2006 at 9:11 pm

Don’t forget…………several hundred local tv news people will be given pink slips.
2. Predictions | December 29th, 2006 at 10:49 pm

Someone put the wired magazine predictions on whoswrong.com. Nice.
3. Leonard | December 31st, 2006 at 6:18 pm

>A major newspaper gives up printing on paper to publish exclusively online.

“NEWSPAPER group John Fairfax is believed to be planning a launch of internet-only titles in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth early next year.”

Depends on how you define major I suppose, but Fairfax is definitely a major player in Australia.

australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20923434%5E16123%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
4. Liey | January 18th, 2008 at 7:10 am

Wow, thanks for the excellent information!

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