We've talked about this before - the operating system will become increasingly irrelevant as more of what we do is browser-based.
Google announced yesterday that they were adding automated email migration tools to the Premier and Education editions of Google Apps for Your Domain. The latter is free for educational institutions. This new feature is in addition to several others introduced recently and available freely to educational customers. New features include a built-in PowerPoint viewer, shared address books, and increased functionality of iGoogle, each user’s personalized homepage.
"Now you can open PowerPoint attachments as slideshows without having to download anything. Just click ‘View as slideshow’ next to the .ppt attachment you want to preview. Since you can open .doc and .xls attachments with Google Docs and Spreadsheets too, there’s no need to leave your web browser to view email attachments"
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/smooth-apps-move.html
When all you need to do all these things is a browser - guess what happens to the hardware needed ?....Yes - it just needs to be a thin client !!
Guys - this is the future we are heading to - and the ecosystem is slowly but surely falling into place.
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