From: Mike N. 

http://weblog.infoworld.com/enterprisedesktop/archives/2007/03/thinstall_hints.
html

Thinstall Hints at Future Plans

"For months now I've been arguing that the days of the traditional,
locally-installed Windows application are numbered. Its replacement: A
combination of ubiquitous connectivity and streaming, application-level
virtualization - two irresistible forces that, I believe, will put the
final nails in the fat client application coffin.

Microsoft gets the message, which is why they acquired SoftGrid: To enable
them to deliver the next version of Office via secure, web-based
subscription. It's also why Symantec gobbled-up Altiris. In fact,
practically all of the major virtualization players have been overtly
positioning themselves to be the enablers of the coming distributed,
subscription-based compute model - all, that is, except one.

..."

Posted by Randall Kennedy on March 24, 2007 09:00 AM

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