Re:Woz says Apple, Google and Facebook will be around in 2075
by erikpukinskis on Sunday April 16, 2017 @11:04PM
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I think he's a credible futurist. He obviously has the fundamental electrical engineering background, which helps.
He is also CONSTANTLY chiming in about every little new smartphone feature or business move in the computing space. That at least signifies he's keeping track of what's factually happening.
On top of that he seems to be a unique thinker. That's not a value judgement, maybe he's a bad thinker. But he's often happy to disagree with conventional wisdom, and has his own framework from which he understands the world.
I think those three things together make for someone who will be good at predicting at least some things. Which things to rely on Woz for is, as with every futurist, mostly an exercise for the reader.
He is also CONSTANTLY chiming in about every little new smartphone feature or business move in the computing space. That at least signifies he's keeping track of what's factually happening.
On top of that he seems to be a unique thinker. That's not a value judgement, maybe he's a bad thinker. But he's often happy to disagree with conventional wisdom, and has his own framework from which he understands the world.
I think those three things together make for someone who will be good at predicting at least some things. Which things to rely on Woz for is, as with every futurist, mostly an exercise for the reader.