Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg has some predictions for 2005. The first 4 are of great interest to me, so I thought I'd list them here along with some brief comments from moi. Plus at the end of this post, a hint of what I'll be up to in 2005.

If you haven't already checked it out, my interview with Tim O'Reilly has some insights on where Microsoft fits into the Web 2.0 world. Choice quote from Tim: "I just think that [Web-based] software services have a better model. So I think that Microsoft will continue to dominate on the PC, but the PC is going to be a smaller and smaller part of the entire business."

He's having a bob each way here - a disconnected anything will become passe in 2005 (not just PDAs). But the point is valid - when it comes to upgrading my Palm PDA, will I select a "smartphone" device? I probably will, provided it has a decent-sized screen and I can browse the Web and read eBooks on it.

I've been careful not to post anything explicitly about my employer, even though my day job is relevant to the topics I write about here on R/WW. Sometimes I write about experiences in the day job - e.g. with the CMS we use - but only in non-specific terms and I never talk about my employer's business. Some people are fortunate to have the support of their employer for their blogging, which is almost a requirement if you're blogging about them at all.

This is my favourite prediction for 2005! Little bit of news for you - I've started up a business with a blog buddy and we will be launching it in early 2005. So I'm finally putting my ideas into action. :-) Stay tuned for more news about this exciting (for me!) venture.