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On 31 December 2006 15:40, Mick wrote: |
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> The PC centric desktop on which M$ built their business model may be under |
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> threat. If the WebOS [1], GoogleOS [2], internet based desktop [3], etc. |
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> take off, then what will enable Gentoo to become a predominant system of |
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> choice both in the server and in the thin client markets? I don't think |
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> that Redmond will have much of a problem packaging a ROM embedded version |
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> of a thin client system and pushing it to all the Joe-public out there, who |
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> currently (mostly) blindly buy their products. Inertia may of course lead |
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> to their demise if they continue to market the individual desktop PC |
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> solution, but I wouldn't count on it. |
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This won't happen for various reasons. |
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In the business world, the main reason is security. Who will trust |
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an "Internet Desktop Provider" with their internal documents? |
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In the world of home computing, there are actually two main reasons. The first |
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is porn. The second is nearly photo-realistic games. |
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Another, not that important, reason is that there are vast areas in the world |
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where bandwidth is insufficient and far too expensive for it. |
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Uwe |
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A fast and easy generator of fractals for KDE: |
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http://www.SysEx.com.na/iwy-1.0.tar.bz2 |
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