Everywhere I go, I hear talk about the disappearance of desktop applications. Last week, Giga Information Group hosted an outstanding Emerging Technologies conference where I heard more evidence of this growing trend.
Software is a way to deliver functionality.
You code it, put it on a disk, give it to your customers. Today's desktop applications may soon be delivered as Internet services instead. Companies will deliver these services to customers, of course. They will also use this mechanism to deliver services to employees. The move from PCs to appliances.