Spam will be a thing of the past in two years' time.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Spam will disappear within two years.
- In plain terms
- Spam will go away soon.
- What can you take from it?
- Predictions about tech trends can be wrong.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do tech predictions fail?
Another view
Spam persists far longer than predicted.
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