Industry Restructuring and the Network Computer
Nicholas Petreley, Editor at Large
InfoWorld
Wednesday, 4:00 p.m.
Just when companies committed to a proprietary approach to computing thought they had a handle on the openness of the Internet, along comes the Network Computer concept to create a new sense of panic. Will the Network Computer topple the Wintel duopoly, force these companies and others like them to address openness and cost of ownership, or just fizzle out like a fad? A look at how we got into this PC cost of ownership mess can lend some insights into the future.
Keynote Presentations