Join in the discussion. LangaLetter Archives Bio Fred Langa is a senior consulting editor and columnist for Windows Magazine .
Most columnists love writing annual predictions because, usually, no one goes back to keep score.
But in the interests of full disclosure, I thought it would be good to first dig out my predictions from a year ago and examine them in the clear light of hindsight. I think it's safe to say that the weakening of the Wintel duopoly was indeed the No. 1 trend of the year. Again, partly true. For most people, it's still a modem-driven world out there. On balance, these predictions were more right than wrong, but not the slam dunk I'd hoped for.