Episode 629

== Predictions results show for 2007==
We recap our predictions for 2007 and see how they panned out over the course of the year.
==Tom Merritt==
=====Correct=====
*Major label goes DRM free by the end of the year.
=====Incorrect=====
*Yahoo will be sold by the end of the year.
*Downloaded movies will be in competition with HD-DVD/Blu-Ray.
*Apple will become the largest seller of computers, overtaking Dell.
*PS3 will be neck and neck with other consoles.
*Viable Linux desktop competitor by end of the year.
*Venice (Joost) will "rip up the video download space"
==Molly Wood==
=====Correct=====
*PS3 will be a failure for Sony. (correct for first 10 months)
*There will be a Buzz Out Loud baby (see Eli)
=====Incorrect=====
*Bebo is the new MySpace.
*No iPhone at MacWorld.
*iPod will get WiFi before an Apple phone comes out.
*Major movie will be released in theater and DVD on the same day.
*Steve Jobs will leave Apple.
*Vista will be cooler than expected
*YouTube as we know it will cease to exist.
==Veronica Belmont==
=====Partially Correct=====
*Zune integration with the Xbox 360
*iTV (Apple TV) will ship with a DVR or at least hard drive.
*More companies will put content on YouTube for free.
=====Incorrect=====
*Google OS
*PS3 will see its revival as a Blu-Ray player instead of gaming device.
==Listener Predictions==
===Revlution4ever===
=====Correct=====
*Amazon will gain a legitimate marketshare in the digital download war, both Amazon and BitTorrent will feature DRM free content and by 2008 iTunes will go DRM free
*PS3 will have extremely mediocre sales
*An Apple phone will be a success but wll not dominate the market like the iPod
=====Undecided=====
*The Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 will have equal marketshare by the end of 2007
===Wizkids32===
=====Correct=====
*Vista will continue to have patch Tuesdays in 2007
*The Apple phone will be a big hit
===skimike4===
=====Correct=====
*The Wii will be the best selling console of 2007
*2007 will show the common computer user not rushing to Best Buy to upgrade to Vista
===ron_liong===
=====Correct=====
*Blu-Ray and HD-DVD multiburners and readers will appear
===Merrybrown===
=====Correct=====
*iTunes music will no longer be DRMed
===Firestarter===
=====Correct=====
*The Xbox 360 will finally get a bigger hard drive and the core unit will sell for the same price but get a bigger 20GB hard drive
*There will not be a winner in the Blu-Ray HD-DVD war and consumers will not know the difference between both of them
==See also==
*Episode 379 - 2007 Prediction Show
*2007 Prediction Results Thread
*Predictions
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