The Disappearing Desktop - It's Real This Time

[Rob Cozens]

Dan,

>I don't think this negates the fundamental truth of my core
>position here: this kind of app, perhaps with additional
>infrastructure improvement, is the wave of the future

I don't doubt your enthusiasm; but I do believe you downplay the 
desire of businesses (and perhaps individuals) to keep sensitive, 
proprietary data in-house.

Another comment is this:  I can't count the number of "waves of the 
future" (eg: "distributed processing", multiple processors) that 
never hit the real-world beaches of most computer users.  So many of 
the new concepts don't seem to be realized outside of a limited 
number of very large organizations or specialized markets.

My current wave of the future is the Tablet PC, with or without desktop apps.

Rob Cozens CCW
Serendipity Software Company

"And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
  Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."

  from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)