PC of 2007 It's the end of the year and this is one of the usual crystal ball articles that come at this time. I'm gonna resist the urge to make any of my own predictions but this one gave me a "duh" moment when it pointed to one advantage of software over the network that I hadn't integrated into my thinking.

The spread of wireless (and/or cellular) data delivery will push the availability of networked software. I've been somewhat resistant because, as the article points out, folks are comfortable with the knowledge that their data is on the device they're carrying and not dependent on the availability of a wireless signal.

This article points to the security advantage of having your data on the network and not on the mobile device that can be left somewhere. This is assuming, of course, you have a secure network. Oh yeah, and don't forget the cache wipe.  ¶ 12/14/2005 11:07:00 PM