Episode 882

We take a look at our predictions for 2008 and see how many of them didn't come true. Much to our surprise, we actually didn't do half bad! (Except for the whole HD-DVD thing. That was pretty bad.)
==Tom Merritt==
=====Correct=====
*Apple won't have a big announcement or no new product lines in 2008, just small updates
*The magnetic hard drive will begin to die, flash will have a lower price and higher capacity (90%)
*The Internet will suck (bandwidth problems, packet shaping, net neutrality violations, poor TOS's)
=====Draw=====
*Virtualization will go main stream, leads the way to truly universal applications
=====Incorrect=====
*One TV network will simultaneously stream and air a program
*PS3 will be the top selling console
*Presidential campaigning (through botnets/spam) will lead to tougher data security laws
*Google will become an ISP
*Dennis Kucinich will be elected the 44th and littlest President of the United States.
*The magnetic hard drive will begin to die, flash will have a lower price and higher capacity (10%)
==Molly Wood==
=====Correct=====
*Google will not win the 700MHz spectrum
*Green tech will be huge
=====Draw=====
*Cell companies will open up to customer demands (Widespread 3G, VOIP plans, open access to applications)
=====Incorrect=====
*New battery technology will replace the 
*Vista will turn out to be OK
*A concentrated botnet attacks a government and causes actual damage
*Google will be the victim of an attack compromising users privacy
*Google will buy Yahoo
*The Writers Strike will drag on, and a Internet/YouTube star will be given a major show
==Jason Howell==
=====Correct=====
*The Radiohead name-your-price sale will do little to nothing to affect the actual sales of the album
*Apple will announce iTunes movie rentals
*Google Android will be a success
*Microsoft keeps Zune as PC-only
=====Incorrect=====
*HD-DVD will become more widely adopted than Blu-Ray
*PS3 will be the top selling console
*Apple will release an Apple TV with a DVR that competes with TiVo
*Google stock will split
*A chat speak acronym will become a title of a major movie
==Reliability==
===Tom Merritt===
*Correct: 2.9
*Incorrect: 4.1
*Draw: 1
*Reliablility Score: 36.25%
===Molly Wood===
*Correct: 2
*Incorrect: 6
*Draw: 1
*Reliablility Score: 22.22%
===Jason Howell===
*Correct: 3
*Incorrect: 6
*Draw: 0
*Reliablility Score: 33.33%
==See also==
*Episode 631 - 2008 Prediction Show
*Predictions
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