| Singularity does not happen Therefore… International banks moving off of Libor triggers loan re-evaluations causing a financial down-turn In response, US creates a trillion dollar infrastructure bill that gives power to states and cities to invest in infrastructure China introduces state sponsored crypto currency uses it in trade with Africa and Asian trade partners (starts moving world off the dollar) Russia replaces Putin, goes into irrelevancy as population ages Amazon becomes major brick and mortar retailer (buys Best Buy) Microsoft is first company to hit $2T valuation on backs of azure + developer tools and enterprise productivity. Apple does not have another major consumer hit, has to make major cloud company acquisition to keep services business relevant Google keeps search ad monopoly and continues to win TV video ads revenue through YouTube Facebook + Netflix start dancing. Mobile specific content is released Tesla is #1 car company globally. Existing companies are forced to license their tech (VW leads) |