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And this was tried in businesses with the client/server model in the 90's as well. That failed, as much as I think what Google is aiming for here will fail except for a small niche of computer users (unless there is a light-years advancement in webapps replacing desktop).

In any event, I actually have no worries for Microsoft. They have a huge share of the web space already, and are already targeting webapps of their products (even if they have to play catch up, they'll get there).

Apple will have problems because their market consists of people that like their products just to be different and to appear in vogue. When that can be accomplished without buying overpriced hardware, see Apple's share of the PC market drop.