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Wait, car designers have no idea what kind of car you want either.
Better start designing your own car too. Heck, get busy and write your own office suite, email client, none of the people writing applications know what you want.

And, buying services does not mean you can't have a fat client. You could still have office suite, email, etc, so you can work offline with a laptop for instance. But, even with client server, you have to be connected to the network for some of your applications.

Hosted applications will first replace client server, not fat client applications like an office suite. We will eventually see hosted office suites that can be cached locally so you can edit files offline, and automatically sychronize when you reconnect.
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Utility  Roving_Reporter | 06/17/05
Will computing flow like electricity?  Loverock Davidson | 06/17/05
How about debating this. If it happens, Microsoft is in trouble.  DonnieBoy | 06/17/05
To be honest  Loverock Davidson | 06/17/05
Possibly but  IT Scion | 06/17/05
This time he is right. It could take 10 or more years though.  DonnieBoy | 06/17/05
To a point  IT Scion | 06/17/05
STUPID IDEA! STUPID DISCUSSION!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 06/17/05
Perhaps The Most Incredible Statement Ever Made In Computing In Article  itanalyst | 06/17/05
GREAT SCOTT!!!!  UncleBubba | 06/17/05
Linda Richman Says "Computing Will Flow Like Buttah"  itanalyst | 06/17/05
Data security wiil be the hold up.  GoPower | 06/17/05
True, true ... but don't forget about ...  coffeenite | 06/17/05
No, data security will be the reason to use hosted applications.  DonnieBoy | 06/18/05
Utility computing for home users, not business.  Otto_Delete | 06/17/05
90 plus percent?  IT Scion | 06/17/05
You forget businesses also depend on ELECTRICITY.  DonnieBoy | 06/18/05
Does anyone practice common sense  xshakes | 06/17/05
Man, think for about 2 seconds, we also depend on electricity.  DonnieBoy | 06/18/05
Pipe Dream  John L. Ries | 06/17/05
Going back to the future? I don't think so  osreinstall | 06/17/05
I will bet on trusted centralized ISPs over individual companies.  DonnieBoy | 06/18/05
Yeah Sure  osreinstall | 06/18/05
Has the bank ever lost your money? Do you worry about electricity?  DonnieBoy | 06/18/05
Trust, but verify  osreinstall | 06/18/05
Electricity is reliable enough for 99.9% of applications.  DonnieBoy | 06/18/05
Not really  osreinstall | 06/18/05
Customers will store their data where it is safe, at a trusted ISP.  DonnieBoy | 06/18/05
The will resurrect the Studebaker too!  osreinstall | 06/18/05
A trusted ISP will not have all of your eggs in one basked.  DonnieBoy | 06/19/05
Not from my point of view  osreinstall | 06/19/05
ISPs that do not take care of your data will go out of business, FAST.  DonnieBoy | 06/19/05
They don't take care of the data now.  osreinstall | 06/19/05
No, centralized computing is on the rise. Have you used Webmail??  DonnieBoy | 06/18/05
A lot of really stupid, paranoid posts here.  DonnieBoy | 06/18/05
Of course we can do it better  osreinstall | 06/19/05
Wait, car designers have no idea what kind of car you want either.  DonnieBoy | 06/19/05
I don't think so  osreinstall | 06/19/05
I would prefer  Linux User 147560 | 06/20/05
I prefer to think that electricity will flow more like computing  MikeZD | 06/24/05
Many places it might fit, even for a small company.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/19/05
A foolish step to take - here's why  whisperycat | 06/20/05

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