7 Predictions For Open Source in 2011

28.12.2010
Predictions for the upcoming year are always plentiful in December, and this year is no exception. On PCWorld, for example, we've seen , , and general .

What I haven't seen so far, however, are predictions for Linux and other open-source software. Lest that category of technology go "unpredicted," allow me to venture these thoughts.

1. Android, Android, Android

This feels like a no-brainer at this point, but Android is clearly going to continue on its upward path throughout 2011. Holding nearly a quarter of the smartphone market in October, it's widely expected to become the number-one mobile operating platform in the world in the next few years; I predict that will happen sooner rather than later, possibly even by the end of next year.

iPhones, meanwhile, will increasingly be a among a relatively small set of Apple fanatics, much the way Macs are, while will be declared a flop.

2. Again, on Tablets