Today the Mac interface remains the standard of elegance by which all others are measured. When users travel beyond the next level of personal computing, Apple will have to lead the way. I doubt life will be much improved if my Mac spews forth a barrage of olfactory stimulants, however, there are a few innovations I do fantasize about. Right now my personal data is locked up in propriety file formats that will go out of date eventually. Already my computer is filled with ten year-old files that cannot be read, except by a legacy application that may or may not operate under the latest system software.
Time only makes the problem worse.
Imagine data files that could explain to applications what they contained and how that information should be accessed. With standard, extendable formats, data files can become like an attic full of cardboard boxes with complete inventories scribbled on the outside. Instead of applications as data manipulators and as keys to unlock data filed away in unique formats, an application would focus on providing services. Companies would then compete by creating the most useful services, not by holding users hostage with their own data. I also want voice recognition on my brave new Mac.