Steve Ballmer Gives Newspapers 10 More Years

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told the Washington Post that newspapers and magazines will cease to exist in 10 years' time. "What is your outlook for the future of media? In the next 10 years, the whole world of media, communications and advertising are going to be turned upside down -- my opinion. Here are the premises I have. Number one, there will be no media consumption left in 10 years that is

[azaburecipes]

"Steve Ballmer isn't involved in the news business, nor is he really known for his freakily-accurate predictions: Last year Ballmer said Apple's iPhone would fail. (...) Bill Gates has made some even wackier calls, including his prediction that the spam problem would be "solved" by 2006."

[aki1770]

Betsy Schiffman:"It's a pretty dire forecast, but then again, Steve Ballmer isn't involved in the news business, nor is he really known for his freakily-accurate predictions: Last year Ballmer said Apple's iPhone would fail. (It now has about 19 percent market share for smart phones in the U.S.)"

[yabuDK]

>Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told the Washington Post that newspapers and magazines will cease to exist in 10 years' time.<