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Microsoft Prediction Lab

posted by n1 on Tuesday September 30 2014, @08:12PM   
from the because-they-always-get-it-wrong dept.

AnonTechie writes:

Would SN Members like to predict the outcome of upcoming events?

In the Microsoft Prediction Lab you can make predictions about upcoming events and view the combined predictions of the crowd. The Microsoft Prediction Lab team is excited to push the boundaries of forecasting technology, including how to ask questions (data collection), how to keep billions of related likelihoods consistent (data analytics), and how to convey complex quantitative information usefully (data visualization).

• Captian Obvious says: (Score: 3, Funny) by DECbot on Tuesday September 30 2014, @11:27PM

  by DECbot (832) on Tuesday September 30 2014, @11:27PM (#100169) Journal

  Lets see if I can do this.

  • I predict in the near future, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7
  • MS Office will require network connectivity to run
  • and the Microsoft Prediction Lab will cease operation

       
  Oh, this is fun.

  • Windows sales will continue to slip until the release of Windows $notyetofficallynamed_9 after which they will stay steady.
  • Microsoft Web Office will become available on the XBox, and later web versions of all of MS's software will be available on XBox.

       
  Let's see...

  • Microsoft will abandon making all types of hardware, save for Xboxs, and focus on its core product: software.
  • Microsoft will buy Red Hat. RHEL/Fedora will henceforth be called Windows OS 10.

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