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Where are things heading 2012-2020 ?

by gareth
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Well we are facing some dramatic changes and opportunities in the next 8 years

Economic growth and a tech boom to far surpass the 90's are shaping up.

The best of it wont even be in the US and Europe I expect.

Now there are forecasts out there on "smart systems" and "mobile computing" but I think that really this scratches the surface.

Back in say 1989 were there reports accurately calling the internet as it turned out - no I don't think so.

Anyway thats all in the past - this is TODAY and things are different.

Basically by 2020 the net will be one giant global robot. Cloud AI interfaced by all manner of sensors, devices and systems all integrated with advanced AI software online.

Once the Chinese population gets credit or debit cards to use online - well think of the billions to be made.

In the short term 2-3 years we have mobile growth and apps, facebook & twitter which are mobile web interfaces essentially.

The IT spend in the US is set to double its 2010 level by 2017 and most of that spending will be software.

Foxconn - the manufacturers of iphones etc in China has announced they will deploy 1,000,000 industrial robots in the next 3 years - that will approximately double the number of industrial robots.

There is going to be a huge boom in robotics, AI web enabled software and VR/AR

This tech boom already has squashed the 90's with the massive growth in foreign markets.

So we know growth in software will be huge and foreign markets - especially China will be bigger that the US opportunity.

what else folks ?
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    Originally Posted by gareth View Post

    Well we are facing some dramatic changes and opportunities in the next 8 years

    Economic growth and a tech boom to far surpass the 90's are shaping up.

    The best of it wont even be in the US and Europe I expect.

    Now there are forecasts out there on "smart systems" and "mobile computing" but I think that really this scratches the surface.

    Back in say 1989 were there reports accurately calling the internet as it turned out - no I don't think so.
    Actually, there WERE reports accurately describing the internet even decades BEFORE 1989! They made predictions even farther out, but I think those are a little bit too weird. Then again, I thought the predictions made over 40 years ago went too far. They DIDN'T! They actually PREDICTED tiny devices that held GIGABYTES! SURE they were optical, but they gave up on that decades ago really. They PREDICTED larger devices that held more, but were cubes. OK, NOW they are DISKS that spin. SAME basic technology though! YEP an optical emulsion read via laser! OK, it is a laser DIODE, and the emulsion is moving but OTHERWISE, the SAME! They predicted touch screens, information at near the speed of light, moving pictures in news pages, movie delivery. Tablets, notebooks, desktops. Communication on all levels. So YEP, they called it! BTW MOST said IB would come up with these before even 1999.

    Anyway thats all in the past - this is TODAY and things are different.
    Yeah, some crazy things they haven't been able to do yet. 8-( Gesture control is limited, Writing parsing is limited, Language translation is limited. The ability to naturally learn language isn't there. Instant code breaking isn't there. They only RECENTLY started using standard gestures for comands. Limited virtual holograms. Limited virtual pets. Limited robots. Limited cad/cam. Limited general analysis. Limited speech parsing. But all this was considered DECADES ago. LONG before ANYONE had the resources to do it.

    Basically by 2020 the net will be one giant global robot. Cloud AI interfaced by all manner of sensors, devices and systems all integrated with advanced AI software online.
    AH YEAH, they predicted THAT too! One person became FAMOUS for writing a book about it. It was written in 1948. I guess the guy wasn't great at making a name for the book. He simply transposed the date, and called it 1984!

    Once the Chinese population gets credit or debit cards to use online - well think of the billions to be made.
    The bulk of the populace will speak/write only chinese. The rest probably ALREADY can!

    In the short term 2-3 years we have mobile growth and apps, facebook & twitter which are mobile web interfaces essentially.
    There ARE limitations. Unfortunately, until they perfect electronic paper, those limitations are FIXED to some degree!

    The IT spend in the US is set to double its 2010 level by 2017 and most of that spending will be software.
    Assuming OTHER things remain the same. And will the income go up?

    Foxconn - the manufacturers of iphones etc in China has announced they will deploy 1,000,000 industrial robots in the next 3 years - that will approximately double the number of industrial robots.
    Misleading terminology

    There is going to be a huge boom in robotics, AI web enabled software and VR/AR

    This tech boom already has squashed the 90's with the massive growth in foreign markets.

    So we know growth in software will be huge and foreign markets - especially China will be bigger that the US opportunity.

    what else folks ?
    AGAIN, misleading, and dollars don't equal dollars!

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Andrews
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  • Profile picture of the author laustinseo
    really it doesn't matter
    because according to the mayans, there wont even be a 2013
    Im joking lol, i think the possibilities are endless, so much has been achieved in the year 2011, the sky is truly the limit for any kind of progress in any way shape or form
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  • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
    I've read your original post and your subject heading asks "where are things heading?". To which "things" are you referring to? Technology? The economy? The internet? Robotics? All of the above? Just looking for clarity on what you're really asking is all......

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  • Profile picture of the author WebPen
    Well my coworker told me yesterday that there's gonna be a solar flare that will kill all electricity in the world :-p

    Think about THAT future for the internet!
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    • Profile picture of the author myob
      The niches that will continue to be the most profitable will be disasters, conspiracies, mass extinctions, end of the world, UFOs, etc. There is bright hope for the future in these markets through 2020 and beyond.
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    • Profile picture of the author Rod Cortez
      Originally Posted by Justin Stowe View Post

      Well my coworker told me yesterday that there's gonna be a solar flare that will kill all electricity in the world :-p

      Think about THAT future for the internet!
      I'm already prepared.......I got my sunblock 777 SPF ready to go!

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  • Profile picture of the author GregSilva
    Whatever it is, there will always be new ways and opportunities to make money!
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