Re: [ros-dev] OT: The Future of the Desktop

[Simon Cornelius P. Umacob]

Rick Langschultz wrote:
>   
>  My prediction is: binary executable software will no longer exist except 
>  for the underlying operating system.  
Why?

Instead the desktop will be a
>   transparent web environment that will load AJAX
> applications and utilize 
>  web services to connect online data to desktop data. 
Try writing Starcraft and Firefox in AJAX. I'm sure you'll retract your 
prediction later on. :)

Also there will be
>   minimum to no storage locally on the users desktop
> system, instead there 
>  will be online libraries filled with personal user data which will be in 
>  XML file formats, or other text-file based formats. 
"The network is the computer" concept didn't really take off.  And music 
and images in text format?  Why bother? :)

This way a user can
>   use a thumb print on the computer to access their
> personal data, and 
>  email on any computer in the world as well as in a variety of language 
>  formats.
>  
>  That is my prediction of the future of desktop systems of computer users. 



[ simon.cpu ]

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