I am making a prediction: In 15 years, Microsoft will have fallen from its pedastal.
In 15 years, operating systems will be transparent. Whether this is an echo of an already established theory, I can’t say, but to me it makes perfect sense. In the future, it won’t matter what you run, Vista, OS 13, Fedora Core 9, all operating systems will function the same way.
Why do I say that? Because the browser will be king. Think about it… It doesn’t matter what you boot up with, as long as it can access the internet. As long as a web browser is in place that gets you where you need to go, Microsoft will fall.
With the emergence of Software as a Service applications (SaaS) that run through the browser(Google apps, online photo editing, etc), a functional office package will be non-existent. Everything will be provided online, most likely free, with equal if not better functionality.
Why would a business pay for licenses from Microsoft if it can access a free alternative online? In 15 years, it won’t matter how a computer boots up, as long as it has internet capability.
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