8 can't-miss tech predictions — for 1998

摘要

Don't knock 20-20 hindsight until you've tried it. The skinny: Fresh off last year's acquisition of Tandem, Compaq will look to get its grubby little paws around the detritus of Digital Equipment Corporation.Why is anybody's guess, but that's what insiders are whispering. Long-term outlook: CEO Eckhard Pfeiffer won't have to worry about the Y2K problem (oh, you haven t heard?) because his shopping days are numbered. HP's said to be sniffing around Compaq, by the way although it's difficult for me to believe.