Client Server to ASP to SaaS to Web OS?

Over the last five years I've seen a huge shift in the willingness of companies to accept web based applications.  Five years ago most organizations were reluctant to use a system that was hosted outside of their network.  Now I see the opposite, organizations are preferring web-based, hosted systems.

It's a pretty logical shift in thinking; organizations are realizing that they should focus on their core business, not IT infrastructure.  So this leads to the question, what's the next shift?  Well this article points to Web OS.  In other words, no more need to run Windows or Apple OS on your machine.  Just turn it on, connect to the web and that's where your OS and all applications reside.  Clearly this would require ubiquitous wireless net connections, but that doesn't seem very far off.  We already have very good coverage from systems like Verizon's EVDO network (which I use religiously).  But with the networks of the future like LTE coming in just three years, we may be there sooner than you think.

Check out the article on Mashable

Comments

[Jimmy Bergmark]

Here is about one web OS:
http://blog.jtbworld.com/2007/10/xios3-from-xcerion-something-to-keep.html