Apple co-founder makes dramatic predictions about the future of technology
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has spoken out about the future of the company, and predicted it'll be around for many years to come.
He likened the iPhone maker to IBM, suggesting it will be around for over a century.
"Apple will be around a long time, like IBM (which was founded in 1911)," Wozniak said, according to USA Today .
The Woz was giving a speech ahead of the Silicon Valley Comic Con event in which he was predicting what the technology scene would look like in 2075.
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And it appears Apple will still be churning out iPhones.
"Look at Apple's cash ($246.1 billion, as of the end of its last fiscal quarter). It can invest in anything. It would be ridiculous to not expect them to be around. The same goes for Google and Facebook," he said.
As well as touching on Apple, Wozniak also suggested that technology would step in to help future humans deal with their health. Eventually, they may even replace doctors.
“Medical devices will enable self-diagnosis and doctor-free prescriptions,” he said.
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“The question will be ethical on whether we can eliminate the need for physicians.”
And, naturally, there's always the chance that we could get in touch with creatures from other worlds.
“There is a ‘random chance’ that Earthlings will communicate with another race. It’s worth trying but I don’t have high hopes," Wozniak said.
Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple with the late Steve Jobs in 1976 but left the company in 1985, although he remains a shareholder.