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At least 15 ago someone who knows far more about IT than I insisted that web-apps were the way to go - once connection speeds are fast enough. We're still not there and even the present pie-in-the sky will still have copper into homes. So I doubt the practicability of the idea for home users in Australia within the next decade. On the other hand business is well down the centralised server/ thin client/ terminal road.
I'm sure the same bloke would agree with me that M$ are not the people to implement such a system - not for their softwares' faults and failings (not all gatesware is bad, much is quite OK) but for their way of doing business. They have a long tradition of using market share to stifle competition (eg use of closed proprietry standards and subversion of standard formats to prevent inter-operability). If I were to move to web-apps I want an interface that can use apps from any vendor or supplier. Would M$ do that?
In the meanwhile I also support the use of free opensource software. Ubuntu linux is easy to install (easier than windows with equivalent apps), comes with much of what you need and is easy to expand. You know it makes sense!
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