What do you expect for 2019?

[AeroMan]

No, It is not a typo. I don´t expect things to change that much for the next year, but in 10 years they will for sure.

I´m not talking about hopes and dreams. I would like to know what are your feelings about how the computer world will be in the future.

Who would say in 1988 that Amiga would be dead by 2008 and PCs would represent 99% of the computer base? Who would say by 1998 that PPC Macs would be completely replaced by common x86 boxes? Who would consider the "homemade" Linux a major player competing against the all powerful Microsoft? In 10 years everything can happens.

I have my personal opinions about the future, but I would rather like to see yours instead of driving the discussion around comments and critics about my thoughts.

...and by the way: Happy 2009 to all

[ddniUK]

I expect approximately 10% of today's Amiga users to be discussing what to expect in 2029...

[ffastback]

I think you will see more dumb terminals in homes and businesses and more of the computing power being in centralized locations.

[dammy]

2019?  I predict that AI vs Hyperion case will be ready for jury trial in two more weeks. :lol:

Dammy

[ZeBeeDee]

A home version of the 'talkie toaster' from Red Dwarf will be available from all good retailers

[Ilwrath]

As much as I hate to type it...  By 2019, I'd expect home computer OWNERSHIP to be on the decline.  

That's not to say home computer USAGE will drop, but I expect more and more of the subscription/rental model will be taking over.  

People are pretty much fed up with owning PCs.  They crash, get infected, and are generally a nuisance.  Besides us geeks who know how it all works, who really wants all the hassle and expense of really owning a system?  

Much like the Cable/Sat TV market, I see hardware becoming secondary, almost to the point of invisibility.  Most people will simply pay a monthly fee to use their web browsing, word processing, and email package on whatever hardware box is included in the subscription.

[weirdami]

Much like the Cable/Sat TV market, I see hardware becoming secondary, almost to the point of invisibility. Most people will simply pay a monthly fee to use their web browsing, word processing, and email package on whatever hardware box is included in the subscription.

But people will still complain about being locked into a 2 year contract just to get subsidized hardware.

[orb85750]

Greater but gradual integration/blending of computer networking with everyday household electronics including television, thermostats, kitchen, etc.  Not too exciting overall.  More technology for the masses -- those who like to use it but don't understand how it works (even fundamentally).

[Darth_X]

What do you expect for 2019?

Global Thermal Nuclear War, WIII!

They will nuke us!  :-o

[AeroMan]

Darth_X wrote:
What do you expect for 2019?

Global Thermal Nuclear War, WIII!

They will nuke us!  :-o

I was betting somebody would say mass extintion due to global heating, but this is also a good one.

2019? I predict that AI vs Hyperion case will be ready for jury trial in two more weeks.  

Dammy

Sorry, no hopes or dreams allowed.  :laughing:

It is getting interesting, more posts, please  :-D

[Crom00]

I figure by then an AGA Minimig on steroids will have come out. I hope. I won't have any hair left on  my head fore sure.

[mike-]

In 2019, the immediate availability of os5, if you sign a nda, pre order a coupon, and wait two more weeks.

[InTheSand]

ZeBeeDee wrote:
A home version of the 'talkie toaster' from Red Dwarf will be available from all good retailers

Yay!!!!! Would that be the standard dumb model or the IQ-enhanced one that breaks after a few minutes?! :-)

 - Ali

[klx300r]

I expect my 1200 to still be the center of my retro gaming room/office along side the 64 :pint:  ;-)  :pint:

[amiga_3k]

By then, I sadly expect all computer monitors must be placed such that the users will be facing Mecca :sealed: sitting on their knees on a red carpet.



Nah.... just kidding :-).

I'm about to move to a new house. I plan to have like two LCD monitors mounted to the wall, each with a EeeBox style computer piggy-back-mounted on them. Like that, silent computing would be available in the living. While those EeeBoxes are not the most powerful machines, choosing the correct file format for multimedia content these little boxes could easily double as media playing devices. So no more stacks of devices like it is now. Not a separate machine for radio, video, music, web-browsing, game-playing and so on.

Of course, the central wireless router of the house would be nicely put away into a cabinet, not visible to everyone and it would have some mass-storage device of a couple of TBs to store all the music, movies and documents.

What I also hope (but don't see happening) is virtual intelligence with the devices. It would be fun to have the computer shouting back when it is shouted at :-).