  Software giant's former tech chief is uncertain how Windows 8
will fare    I. The Man Who Might Have Been CEO    Ray Ozzie at
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Apps in Windows  8    III. The "Gloom and Doom" Scenario    PC
in the trash [Image Source: Sync-Blog]    Source: Reuters
Comments     Threshold   Post-desktop world By DrApop on
3/9/2012 10:19:59 AM , Rating: 2 It may still be several years
away but I think the value of an OS is slowly diminishing. As we
begin to transition to more web apps there may be less of a need
for a monster sized OS. It will be more of just an interface
rather than the bulk that it is now.  Some will still want the
big hulking, fastest processor, fastest video card, 800W power
supply, 16 gigs ram, and 3 tb harddisk with the heavy duty OS.
But I think most would be happy with a smaller scaled OS, use
internet apps, and play angry birds.  Not to mention that there
are a number of apps for video and content creation available on
the net (albeit li