back to article Cut a few BILLION off projected IT spend, m'kay? – Gartner mages

A surge in the relative value of the dollar has caused resident mystics at Gartner to dramatically lower global tech spending forecasts by billions of dollars. The crystal ball stroker estimates $3.73 trillion will be splashed on IT during in 2015, and if correct this equates to percentage growth of 2.4, way down on the 3.9 …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Happy

    In other words...

    ...our random guessing was way off the mark, so we've come up this excuse to stop making us look stupid.

    1. spiny norman

      Re: In other words...

      I'm a bit puzzled too. Most forecasts I've seen assume constant exchange rates for future periods. Unless what they actually changed is the 2014 base, in which case the 2015 growth would change too.

  2. The Vociferous Time Waster

    Snake oil

    My Chief Futurologist says that this is rubbish.

    The only thing these people can predict is their invoice.

  3. Captain DaFt
    FAIL

    They're right, you know

    Absolutely too much money has been wasted on IT the past year.

    Just ask Sony, Staples, Home Depot, JPMorgan, South Korea, and many, many more how much they've saved in 2014 by cutting IT spending to the bone!

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