All software web-based ‘in 10 years’
Monday, October 22nd, 2007Adobe’s chief executive has said web-based applications will take over from traditional desktop apps in a decade. Bruce Chizen warned that it would take that long for the industry to learn how to monetise online software.
“The desktop is a powerful, powerful machine in which to run applications. Broadband, as quick as it gets, is still going to have some limitations in the short term,” said Chizen at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.
Chizen said desktop software is still a customer preference but that this would change over time, Reuters reports. When asked if the change would come within five or 10 years, he said it would almost certainly be closer to the latter. (more…)
