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Found this antique prediction from around 2012. How did it pan out?
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Cute, they thought that it would only grow in one dimension while in reality it did in two.
Why I prefer this prediction:
How have I never seen this lol
It is a 13 year old meme!
...but it checks out, sir!
if you include the Vision Pro then the viewport has gotten even bigger than this
They couldn't predict that he wouldn't be around any more by 2012.
I guess people thought "the genius Steve Jobs" wouldn't go a homeopathic route to treat his actually treatable pancreatic cancer
It's so incredibly rare to have a treatable version of pancreatic cancer, normally it's a guaranteed death sentence.
Also he got a liver transplant because having access to a private plane meant he could be on all the lists. Only bought him like another year though.
2016: iFloor
2018: iPiazza
2020: iField
2022: iPrairie
2024: iVeldt
The Iboard is just a touchscreen Mac.
Reality is disappointing.
But it also shrank in a third.