We are 1/10th of the way through the first century to have recorded music available in every home in the world (even if no-one is paying for it...)

A lot of the 20th century poll has people complaining that the earlier half of the century isn't taken into consideration. Technical evolution means that 2000-2050 has to have a much larger impact than 1900-1950, right? Helps that so far there doesn't look to be any world wars on the horizon (says the jinx.)

What do you predict for the next 90 years? How much impact will do you think the past ten years will have? I presume file sharing breaking down genre boundries will be the biggest thing, right? And studio worthy recording equipment available with a little bit of knowledge of how to torrent things or a months paycheck. Will people ever pay for music anymore? Will Paul Mccartney's thumbs be made into a statue when he dies? Other important questions? Why hasn't sampling become a massive thing again considering no-one releases official records anymore?

This isn't a thread for joeks btw but I'm sure we'll end up having a discussion about Apple's upcoming iLightsabre anyway.

in 2011, one year before planet earth's inevitable demise, mark speight will rise from the grave and haunt the souls of the current cbbc presenters

meanwhile, sony produce a new line of crap mp3 players which become massively outsold by apple's new FLAC playing iLightsabre

in 2012 jeff mangum reunites neutral milk hotel to play the world's ending party, of which a live twitter feed is broadcast, whilst william basinski tape records the earth's crumbling crust and watches us all die from his apartment rooftop.