As well as watching in awe at the current financial crisis – i’ve been wondering whether this BBC Financial Reporter is actually getting any sleep. I’ve been subscribing to his blog via RSS for quite a few months now – and he is posting seven days a week and at all hours. He is also on TV at all hours – first thing in the morning on breakfast news then on newsnight about 11pm.
Excellent postings they are too.
I must say having Outlook 2007 and the RSS feeds as part of it is very good – though that is probably the only additional feature they have added to make it worthwhile upgrading.
I was chatting to someone the other day and I was predicting that in 10 years time Microsofts dominance will have been seriously eroded. I hardly ever us much more than the bare minimum of features in Microsoft Office these days. I still haven’t got my Linux machine up and running yet – haven’t had time – very very busy with work at the moment – so cannot tell whether it is any good for the average user.
Another prediction of mine is that the Government will raise VAT to 21% in the next few years – maybe not in the next 12 months but next 2-3 years. Irish VAT is at 21% yet their corporation tax is much lower – so could be a way to go – either way the uK government is going to have to fill this hole – and whilst inflation is already high they could almost ‘bury’ the hike in prices – then a year later when it drops out the road to recovery is clear. VAT is also harder to dodge – but I guess is also much harder on the low paid.