10 Tech Predictions Which Failed Miserably


Bangalore: Human life is filled with predictions and Prophecies, sometimes right and at times utterly wrong. World’s best CEO’s and pioneers’ words are considered as gospel truth but even their forecast have gone wrong .Here are top 10 of the worst technological predictions as compiled by Times of India.

#10 The iPhone has least chance to win the market

Steve Ballmer, the chief of Microsoft made a forecast that the iPhone has no chance to succeed in the mobile market and laughed at its price tag of $ 500. They are often underestimated as a fad. Incontrary to it Apple has now turned out be a big hit with its amplified iPhone sales whereas Microsoft is striving hard to make a mark in the lucrative mobile market.

#9  7 Inch Tablets merely going to be a dead on arrival

Steve Jobs confidently asserted that 7 inch screened tablets from Samsung and Blackberry have no future. During an earning conference in October 2010 Jobs told analysts that the current array of 7 inch tablets are going to be merely DOA means Dead on arrival. According to him such devices are too big in comparison with Smartphones and too small to its foe ipads.They also can only offer a small screen experience. Flying away all prophecies in air, today Apple’s mini ipad outshines the full sized ones.

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