Re: [Fwd: News]

[Peter Bart <peterb@xxxxxxx>]

Matt Crampton wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 06, 2000 at 09:32:21PM -0400, Peter Bart wrote:
> > > America Online Inc. and Gateway Inc. introduced a line of low-cost Internet
> > > "appliances" based on the Linux operating system, reflecting the growing
> > > emphasis on Web-access devices that eliminate most of the complexity -- and
> > > much of the cost -- of traditional personal computers.
>
> I've been telling people this for a while now, but here it is.  Let Microsoft have it's 80% of the desktop market, computers are on their way out.  This stuff is going to be the next stage in technology.  Now, computers/linux/the internet isn't something you have on your computer to play games with and check your email.  Now it's what you use to see what time it is, see what the weather is like out side, check the stocks, watch TV, rent a movie, vote, pay your taxes.  Computers are finally moving from a desktop appliance, to a videophone on steroids.  If I had a millon bucks, I'd take it all and invest in the leader of this internet appliance market.

Don't forget the keyword wireless, whether you need it or not. An appliance is good so a wireless appliance must be better even if it's slower, bigger, can't do as much, or just a pain. Right?

Peter