After reading Jason's post about the Group that Shall Not Be Named, I came across a post about Google Apps for Your Domain on a blog that I can not remember the name. (Ah, this no name thing is spreading!) I wondered what impact will this have on people expectations for software and access in the future.
Before I begin, let me set the record straight. I am not advocating that organizations, particularly our organization, should be signing on to use a third party for these types of services. But the door it opens as to what the future holds for personal computing. Will users expect to create, store and share all of their documents from any networked computer or device all through their web browser? What if now instead of people buying personal computers loaded with the latest desktop suite and email client they buy a computer set up as a portal to the web complete with domain name and web-based apps? It is impossible to predict the future, but is this what the personal computer will become?
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I think it will. A lot of the promise of the 90's Internet is finally coming true, and I can't wait. Who cares what appliance you use to get connected or where you connect from? You should have your stuff from anywhere, any time.
Posted by Jason | December 22, 2006 8:14 AM
Posted on December 22, 2006 08:14