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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

  • tech forecasting

Putting it to work

  • cautious planning

Questions to consider

  • Why do tech predictions fail?

Another view

Spam persists far longer than predicted.

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