I put together a brief (just over 7 minutes) prediction podcast this afternoon - here's my end of year list of predictions, but bear in mind that (as I said in the podcast) the first one is more of a wish/desire than a prediction:

1. Microsoft will start to get serious pushback on the copy protection madness they've included in Windows Vista
2. 2007 will see even more interest in dynamic languages, as things like Vista Smalltalk and JRuby gain attention on the major platforms - which will help provide small openings for the rest of us in that sector
3. There will be in an increase in statements that the blogosphere/podosphere has peaked (or will peak) in 2007 - especially from larger analyst firms
4. The Mac will start to be taken seriously as an alternative path up from 2000/XP
5. There will be no reliefe from Spam and Splogs in 2007

That's it - Happy New Year!

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