“nobody seems to be ready to really gamble on computing on the Web”

Maybe I’m not thinking on such a grand or global scale here, but as I read this article I thought about public transit. Regardless of how atrocious rush-hour traffic can be, people in general are still not willing to give up their cars for public transit. With a car comes a sense of ownership and comfort that most aren’t ready to hand over for a random seat on a bus or train. The same goes for computers.

My computer is not yours. It’s mine.

I’m not ready to offload all of my applications and personal settings just yet.

I ride the bus or my bicycle to work every day, so I’m all for public transportation. However, I’m not yet ready to share the computing space with anyone, or everyone, else. I don’t know what would change my mind. Tell Qwest and Comcast to radically lower their broadband rates (instead of constantly raising them) and maybe we’re on to something. Make broadband access free and available everywhere, now I’m even more interested.

Nevertheless, with more online applications sprouting up alongside more powerful mobile devices, it’ll be interesting to see what happens over the next few years.