Prophetic, really (Score 1)

I don't really "get" that article, which seems to say "wow, XP is really gonna aid the entertainment-computing Revolution" but "not in a drastic way." The author provides us with such mind-shattering statements as, "...I feel that Windows XP will spur a short upgrading frenzy." The most anticlimatic statement I can think of: "Overall, I don't see any major revolutions in the future, but instead a series of logical steps leading to a future that is not so much different from the world we live in today." Um. Yes. Well, yes. Thank you, Nostradamus. Of course people will continue to add to their computers to improve the quality and quantity of tasks the computer can perform. But they may also differentiate--someone invents a gaming/TV system that works over the Internet and has a huge screen, well yes, maybe I'll put one in my living room...but that doesn't necessarily imply that I'm not going to keep using the computer in my bedroom with a word processing program and a connection to my favorite MUD. It also seems like smaller, handheld or separately functioning computing devices could easily take some of those coveted slots...not replacing, but working in addition to the home computing system.