I'm going to try to name some less mentioned predictions here:
- Smartphones/Tablets doubling as low power desktops/laptops will gain traction
- ARM and RISC-V will gain influence in desktops and servers, not that it will matter because CPU architecture will be abstracted out even more
- FPGAs will come more commonplace, and we will get better HDLs and hardware development workflows. Startups will capitalize on it, disrupting the hardware industry, but we won't see any real damage to the incumbents until after 2030
- Transistor architecture gains will slow down but still chug along and improve well beyond our expectations
- HDDs won't die yet
- Google Cloud will die
- Image recognition AI will become far more useful and more commonplace
- Carbon recapture will become big business
- VR arcades will be a thing
- The US political parties will no longer be Democrat and Republican, but something else.
- Starlink will go online after a few upsets, and catalyze a few major economic and political disruptions.
- China will "break apart" but be just as dominant
- Electric vehicles will become far more commonplace, and we will see some "Cash for clunkers" type incentives around the world, and it will disrupt the used car market.
- Tesla will have multiple brands: Tesla (premium brand similar to Chrysler/Cadilac); Cyber car themed brand; and an economy brand. They will also get into the Carbon Recapture market as an acquisition
- Smartphones/Tablets doubling as low power desktops/laptops will gain traction
- ARM and RISC-V will gain influence in desktops and servers, not that it will matter because CPU architecture will be abstracted out even more
- FPGAs will come more commonplace, and we will get better HDLs and hardware development workflows. Startups will capitalize on it, disrupting the hardware industry, but we won't see any real damage to the incumbents until after 2030
- Transistor architecture gains will slow down but still chug along and improve well beyond our expectations
- HDDs won't die yet
- Google Cloud will die
- Image recognition AI will become far more useful and more commonplace
- Carbon recapture will become big business
- VR arcades will be a thing
- The US political parties will no longer be Democrat and Republican, but something else.
- Starlink will go online after a few upsets, and catalyze a few major economic and political disruptions.
- China will "break apart" but be just as dominant
- Electric vehicles will become far more commonplace, and we will see some "Cash for clunkers" type incentives around the world, and it will disrupt the used car market.
- Tesla will have multiple brands: Tesla (premium brand similar to Chrysler/Cadilac); Cyber car themed brand; and an economy brand. They will also get into the Carbon Recapture market as an acquisition
- Multiple tech CEOs will run for president
- Recycling/trash will become a global crisis
- Increased tourism to Antarctica