Oh sure, all the resources invested in GNOME, KDE,
will be replaced by XBOX-3600 running crap from M$.
NOT!
Here is something to consider: when PlayStation 3 came out, a Linux kit was
also available, allowing one to turn a gaming console into a workstation and
switch back and forth between the two. And since Linux does support the X
windowing system, a PS3 could be used as a thin client.
So it's not as far away as you think. I believe that the PS3 has a PPC
compatible CPU. So imagine what will happen once OpenPolaris (PPC port of
Solaris) is finished.
It will be just a matter of time.
Hands up those who will put their stuff on Google
Apps. Nobody? Aw.
Of course not. Hopefully nobody will be that stupid to put their private /
confidential data out there on the internet. But that doesn't stop one from
using Google's application over the web (SSL protected) and store the result
on one's home set-top box, which would be powered by Solaris and essentially
be a consumer-friendly UNIX(R) server under the hood.
And that would make desktop computing model with GUIs obsolete. Sure there
would be a GUI, but a GUI following a whole different usage / computing
model.
When you see Solaris on a game console.
It's just a matter of time. In this case, I consider the glass to be half
full.
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