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That's the thing. These guys never go away. They keep getting paid to write flawed versions of the future that will never come to pass. That's why I don't put
by markrickert 14y ago
That's the thing. These guys never go away. They keep getting paid to write flawed versions of the future that will never come to pass.
That's why I don't put any weight in anyone who has "analyst" or "tech journalist" in their credentials.
- bcrescimanno 14y agoDon't forget that there's a whole segment of these guys who are basically paid to get it wrong--being the one guy who says, "this obvious winner is going to fail" attracts a lot of eyeballs. Remember, being a pundit isn't about being correct; it's about getting people reading what you write.
- adrianonantua 14y agoAlso, in the remote case he gets to be right, he will get known as the wise told-you-so guy.
- bratsche 14y agoHis job is to write something that people will read. And here we are, five years later, reading what he wrote. It looks like he succeeded. :)
- jsm386 14y agoOn the flip side you have generally good, thoughtful, regularly accurate analysis/projections from Horace Dediu over at http://asymo.com http://asymo.com. And the 'Street vs. Amateurs' predictions are always interesting to watch: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/16/how-many-iphones-did-apple-sell-last-quarter-5/ http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/04/16/how-many-iphones-did-...