John C. Dvorak - the world's most famous internet troll.
I remember back in the 90's he wrote a column about how cable modems weren't going anywhere, and ISDN would rule the day.
He's been the longest running joke on slashdot years, because he's almost always wrong and always misinterprets facts based on what he thinks consumers "really" want, and since getting Apple's switch to Intel chips right, all of a sudden he has credibility? After all, isn't a broken clock still right twice a day?
So, um, yeah. I don't put any faith into anything Dvorak says or does.
//But he does make "This Week in Tech" pretty entertaining
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EDIT: From here - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=183432&cid=15150984 - the funniest slashdot comment of all time:
Starbucks and Automobiles
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by AKAImBatman (238306) * <akaimbatman AT gmail DOT com> on Tuesday April 18, @01:47PM (#15150984)
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Let me share with you friends, the deep, dark, scary secret that Starbucks is keeping. A secret so shocking that when it is released on the world, it will literally change things forever! I've only recently figured this out myself, so pay attention as I walk you through the sordid details.
Like many super-intelligent-people-in-the-computer-industry- that-write-for-a-magazine, I get a cup of Starbucks every morning. However, this morning was to be different than all the rest. You see, a brand new Starbucks opened up near my office. (Well, nearer-er than the old one.) This new Starbucks boasted an incredible new feature: A drive through window! I could drive up to the Starbuck as if it were a McDonald's, and order a cup of coffee from the comfort of my own car.
But then I got to thinking. What does Starbucks need with drive through windows? I mean, they're in the coffee business, not the fast food industry. People come into Starbucks to enjoy the environment, not grab their cup and run! Then it hit me! Starbucks needs drive-up windows because they are planning to bring that same environment to your vehicle! That's right, Starbucks wants to give you that same coffee-saturated, easy listening, comfortable seating feeling you get in their stores, but in your car. But how will they do it? Will they allow you to place your Venti cup in a cup holder and allow the smell to drift across your Caddilac? No!
There can be only one explanation: Starbucks is going to make cars. Nothing else makes sense! So two years from now when you're driving your Starbucks-mobile, remember this. You heard it here first. --John C. Dvorak