2012 will be the year that a cyberattack really does hit a U.S. public utility hard, taking down an electric grid. iPad 3 will launch in April and with it will come lower prices on iPad 2 versions, with that inventory flying off of store shelves. iPad sales will level out through the second half of 2012, though no other tablet will emerge as a serious competitor to the iPad’s lofty status. AT&T’s failed merger with T-Mobile USA will cost it a fat $4 billion break-up fee. Facebook leadership will increasingly be under pressure from investors and shareholders to keep pulling in big bucks.”]
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