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Originally posted by tw
I have a problem with an implied premise of this discussion. Apparently we are still thinking in terms of a computer box. Yes, maybe in the next five years. But already even Intel is redistributing its bets on variations. For example, who is now becoming the dominant processor in cell phones? But this means even the conventional IO channels (keyboard, mouse, etc) must be obsoleted. Why would the box with an OS remain standard technology? And why would a new OS be a breakthrough technology?
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Rephrase it as such ...
5 Years from now, we're using this cool platform thats handy and useful; we write very useful and handy stuff for it and actually use it...what does it do...what does it look like...who's making them...what did it look like the year before and why? and so forth....