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General Software Discussion / Re: Have any web-based applications replaced desktop apps for you?
« Last post by Ralf Maximus on October 17, 2007, 09:09 PM »When computers were handmade, they were rare.
When memory was expensive, programs were small.
When bandwidth was precious, big programs stayed in the box.
When bandwidth gets cheap and big... what happens next?
Perhaps the next big revolution will be a kind of distributed computing where it's not how much horsepower your box has, but how many processors you can rent or lease. Instead of metered phonebills, you'd get multi-processor bills.
"Honey, have you been performing fluid dynamic simulations again?"
With enough bandwidth neither the software NOR the hardware has to be contained on your desktop. Software and data resides everywhere like an organized ocean, ready to be accessed by anyone, anytime using minimal physical equipment.
All you'll need is your Plutonium Visa Card.
When memory was expensive, programs were small.
When bandwidth was precious, big programs stayed in the box.
When bandwidth gets cheap and big... what happens next?
Perhaps the next big revolution will be a kind of distributed computing where it's not how much horsepower your box has, but how many processors you can rent or lease. Instead of metered phonebills, you'd get multi-processor bills.
"Honey, have you been performing fluid dynamic simulations again?"
With enough bandwidth neither the software NOR the hardware has to be contained on your desktop. Software and data resides everywhere like an organized ocean, ready to be accessed by anyone, anytime using minimal physical equipment.
All you'll need is your Plutonium Visa Card.