Three big blunders to expect from Google, Apple, and Microsoft in 2012

Tech Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | January 04, 2012

Editor's note After you read my predictions for tech's big blunders of 2012, take a look at the news about Yahoo's new CEO, Microsoft's marketing push for Windows Phone, Japan's virus to fight hackers, and Google buying more IBM patents. -Jason The three biggest tech blunders destined to happen in 2012 Learn the three big blunders that we're destined to see from Google, Apple, and Microsoft in 2012. Read more Resource of the day Keep Criminals from Infiltrating Your Network From poisoned websites to exploited PDFs, bad guys continue to find new ways to infect your computers and steal your data. Learn how modern attacks work and find out how you can keep them out of your network in this webcast. More from TechRepublic   Five predictions for business and careers in 2012, and beyond Small businesses will drive job creation and face time will become a precious commodity. See what other predictions the author of Society 3.0 has to offer. 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