2017 Happened Exactly As We Predicted (Mostly)

It’s our seasonal finale where we review our predictions for the year and review what happened. There’s a lot packed into the 45 minute show (the prediction show, #275, was 3 hours!) Each of the predictions are captured below.

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2017 Predictions

Personal

• James: No new computer, Matthew yes
• Matthew will move
• No new job for Matthew
• James will not have a new job
• Matthew will get a 3d printer
• Jack dies of natural causes
• James, won’t buy a Tesla, will buy a van.

Machine Learning:

• Machine learning will be the theme of 2017

• Machine vision services will be huge

• AI is the buzzword of the year. Machine learning will be huge. Companies with lots of data will be the winners

• The companies with the best data will be the most successful

Apple:

• Matthew: iMac pro, no Mac Pro or Mac mini
• James: spec bump
• Get rid of MacBook air
• 10th anniversary iPhone:
  • New body
  • Changed name
  • Truly wireless power
  • Dual camera on everything
  • Push forward with AI
  • Some more AR features
  • No OLED
  • Rounded edge with new screen more likely than wireless charging
• iPad, spec boost, not force touch
• Apple TV, 4K, James no 4k, because it’s not available in iTunes
• James: Apple Home
• Apple won’t disrupt themselves in the home
• Matthew & james, no hardware Apple Watch update. Maybe new material. No 3g
• iOS X (as a joke) no big software, just superficial changes
• Augmented reality through the iPhone
• Apple will repatriate a bunch of cash

Google:

• Google will have more messaging apps by 2018, james says consolidation
  • Duo
  • Allo
  • Hangouts
  • Text messaging
  • Gmail
• New pixel phone
• Better upgrades to assistant
• New home device
• Project Tango Phones will increase
• VR will play second fiddle to AR, long term
• Nest refreshes a product or two

Waymo:

• James, First Waymo car will be sold 2019
• Waymo partnerships
• A wide scale demonstration of Waymo tech

Facebook:

• VR, social VR platform is the priority, focus on expressiveness
• Messaging
• AI
• More hardware
• Crushing snapchats hopes and dreams
• Sony will come out with peripherals for VR

Microsoft:

• Expand FPGA farms
• Start shipping hololens
• Windows VR hardware partners
• New surface computers
• No more dump “this is the future” videos

Amazon:

• James will be a Prime member
• Hardware update
• Need help with skills, won’t fix it

Snapchat:

• Snapchat will IPO
• James, Spectacles will become generally available, no new hardware
• Matthew, snapchat will have new hardware.

Others:

• James, Uber CEO will hang around, won’t IPO, no pivot, take down Lyft, just gotta survive the year
• Tesla, model 3 will overwhelm them this year
• How many Rocky’s will SpaceX blow up? 1
• Twitter just needs to not fail
• Yahoo will die this year, james: they’ll get bought by Verizon. Matthew, a real disaster could happen.
• Samsung: no exploding phones this year
• James: Nintendo Switch will be middling, PS4 pro will be the best seller
• Drones, won’t have much

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