The extinction timeline: The mouse dies in nine years, then BlackBerries go dark; Google outlasts Microsoft
Futurist Richard Watson has come up with a timeline for when certain technologies, companies and customs (like spelling, and sit-down breakfasts) will become extinct. Watson notes that it's mostly just for fun -- not to be taken too seriously. Here's a sampling of the technologies and companies headed to the tar pits:
Richard Watson's "Extinction Timeline" (click here for the one-page .pdf)
- 2012: dialup Internet access, and e-mail
- 2013: fax machines
- 2016: computer mouse
- 2017: BlackBerries
- 2022: blogging
- 2024: desktop computers
- 2035: Microsoft
- 2049: Google
For Watson's reasoning behind the predictions, you'll need to read his new book: "Future Files: A History of the Next 50 Years."
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