[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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