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- Apple cofounder Steve Jobs made several predictions about the future of tech throughout his life.
- Jobs foresaw iPhones in the 1980s, the ubiquity of the internet, and the computer mouse, among other advances.
- Many of Jobs' predictions came true, although a couple were off the mark.
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Eight years after Steve Jobs' death, his name continues to dominate discussions about how the evolution of technology and where it's going next.
From 1976, when he cofounded Apple, Jobs presided over a revolution in micro-computing, with his vision extending to phones, tablets, music distribution, apps, and everything else we've come to take for granted in our 21st-century user experience.
On top of pioneering revolutionary tech products, Jobs was celebrated for predicting the future. After all, as one of his favorite quotes goes, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
But looking back, although many of Jobs' predictions were spot on, some were off the mark. Here are 10 of his biggest prophecies, as well as two surprising misfires.