I am still wondering why others like TechCrunch et al have not at least tried something like a quantitative prediction tool before. Perhaps it was too much con

I am still wondering why others like TechCrunch et al have not at least tried something like a quantitative prediction tool before. Perhaps it was too much conflict of interest to their core reporting/news business model, or too much work? Still it is interesting to observe the shifts from reactive to proactive process in that space.