Its very difficult to look in the silver globe and predict the future especially in this changing times.And that in the field of technology is unthinkable! But its more difficult to prognosize what would not happen in the next twelve months in this field and that too about the technology and issues which looks most promising to us now.Bob has done a wonderful work as a prognosticator and time will decide whether it has really happened the way he had gazed .
The five things which he says would never happen in the next twelve months are:

>Linux becomes a force on the desktop.

>Filtering software finally beats spam.

>RSS becomes the next Killer App.

>The IT spending “slump” ends.

>Offshore outsourcing becomes a hot political issue.

Do read this article:

http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5532343.html?tag=search