More Validation of our Cutting the Cord Prediction

Lots of stories appearing in print and online are validating our "Cutting the Cable" prediction that people are moving away from cable.

Here are some recent validation:

• WSJ: "Glenn Beck Rallies Troops for Revolution Against TV": I didn't expect to agree with Glenn, but he's right. People are now actively looking for alternatives to traditional TV networks that they can access from their PCs, tablets and smartphones.
• WSJ: "Plans for 'TV Everywhere' Bog Down in Tangled Pacts": provides insights how "TV Everywhere" is more at the concept stage, and has not yet reached the service phase. This article makes the point that it's not so much a technology issue that's holding back "TV Everywhere," as much as it is the legal/licensing issues that are gumming the works.
• NYTimes: "Netflix Said to Be Aiming for a Cable Partnership": Again, it's not the technology, it's the licensing.
• WSJ: "The New Cable-TV Guy: Intel; Chip Maker Working on a Web-Based Video Service to Compete With Cable, Satellite Providers": Intel wants to get in the video streaming game (can't really call it just TV anymore).
•  NYTimes: "DVRs and Streaming Prompt a Shift in the Top-Rated TV Shows": Oh yeah, DVRs are not dead. Yet. But the shift in viewing habits is already here -- the tech and legal solutions have to catch up to demand, in our opinion.

In going through some clips, we realized there's one story prediction we did not make -- but should have. We think that the car of the future will continue to be a big ongoing story trend. The car of the future includes all sorts of built-in technology like web access, iPod/iPhone/iPad interfaces, etc. as well as the big concept: the driverless car. Google and others have already demonstrated driverless cars. But there are legal and security issues involved before driverless cars go mainstream.  (Based on the people I see driving around me, personally, I can't wait for driverless cars -- they've got to be safer!)