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AT&T's "You Will" ad campaign accurately predicted the future in 1993 Can AT&T work its magic again? By Shawn Knight, Today 11:59 AM

Forward-looking: An amusing side effect of modern technology is that it has fostered a society in which we are less engaged with other humans. Will future advancements rectify this shortcoming or pull us further away from personal connections?

It’s fun to sit around and daydream about what the future may hold but it’s arguably even more entertaining to look back on past predictions to see how accurate they were. Painting an authentic picture of things to come is no easy task although occasionally, some are spot-on with their prophecies.

In 1993, AT&T launched an ad campaign called “You Will.” The commercials provided a glimpse into our tech-infused future with the promise that AT&T would be the company to make them a reality. Concepts depicted in the campaign like eBooks, GPS, on-demand programming, smartwatches and video calling have all panned out more or less how AT&T predicted although notably, the company wasn’t directly responsible for ANY of them.

The Bible predicts the future a lot more accurately, Satan everywhere@AT&T. LOL

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@glp, hey as a Used Car Salesman, i resent what you are inferring....oh, and can i have my Handbook back?

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Post ID: @1nfv+Wm9SgGg

This company has had one BLUNDER after another. Remember NCR?, and others.

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Post ID: @1qra+Wm9SgGg

The company had one blunder after another. With NCR early on, and thereafter.

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Post ID: @1liz+Wm9SgGg

@rgb - I can imagine - Only the satellite is actually an asteroid headed straight for earth about to wipe out what's left of the rotting dinosaur feces.

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Post ID: @1tbt+Wm9SgGg

Yeah, it predicted what everyone else invented. Imagine having the invention of the internet dropped onto your lap and instead of pursuing a constant innovation centered around it you instead buy a satellite TV company while you watch your infrastructure rot away.

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Post ID: @rgb+Wm9SgGg

In a nutshell, this company wasn’t directly responsible for ANY of them, that show that AT&T is a PR machine & nothing else.

Source: from the used car salesman management 101 handbook

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