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With the push for 'Cloud Computing" - why not have almost everything you need in the cloud? Microsoft thinks so with Office 365. With your computing device, you can log on to the Microsoft cloud and use Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc. etc. just as if they were on your computer. (Talk about 'thin client'!!!). Store your files on the Microsoft cloud and go from there.
The article indicates that higher education (i.e. college) has adopted Office 365 (and why not - students on the go - maybe even using tablet / iPads - and need to write a paper, do an analysis create a slide show - and can get there from almost any device.
But, for the Enterprise, (i.e. major corporate businesses), the move has not been overwhelming. There might be a distrust for the cloud (and privacy, data protections); as well as not having programs on you own devices.
My guess is - within a few years (5 to 10?) the standard will be something like Microsoft 365 (or ... (gasp) Google office) - and computers as we know them, will become almost dumb terminals!!! (again)
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