The legacy desktop OS is being threatened by all sides. Desktop virtualization (from Microsoft, Citrix, Red Hat), then of course there's cloud computing turning the browser into the OS. You can never count Microsoft out, of course, but will be interesting to see what the company looks like in 10, or even 5 years as its cash cow vanishes.
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Virtualization
Blade servers, cloud computing, virtualization of storage, virtual PC's, a number of seminars, tracks at tradeshows, and now acquisitions. The cycle begins to hit full stride. There are a number of desktop virtualization vendors out there, including Citrix, MokaFive, and Qumranet, each with a slightly different spin on implementing. It'll be interesting to see how the market and battle develops.
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