So the term is "cloud computing." In short, many apps we use today will be web based. That means we will virtually have little to no software on our computers, and all our storage of docs, photos, video, will be on the web.
Soon, we may not even need operating systems nearly as power-hungry as what we have now, and many computers will become simply network computers for connecting to the internet, and little else -- maybe except a paperweight.
So, are
you ready for such a change in your computer lifestyle?
Microsoft is already forcing their hand: their next Office iteration - Office 2010 - will be web based.
Kinda' cool, kinda weird.