Dilbert creator predicts the end of news print

October 8th, 2007 • 1 comment Internet, Media
Tags: magazines, newspapers, publishing

…And it all rests on the evolution of the iPhone, apparently.

I predict that the end of printed newspapers will happen in the time it takes for most people to upgrade their cell phones two more times. The iPhone, and its inevitable copycats, (let’s call them iClones) are newspaper killers.

When you have a web browser in your pocket, a printed newspaper is redundant. Eventually, all cell phones will have Internet browsing built in. You might not have a web browser on your next cell phone, but the one after that will have it as a standard feature.

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