This idea's going to get market-tested real soon now. There's a lot of companies trying to replace the conventional desktop with something simpler. During 201

This idea's going to get market-tested real soon now. There's a lot of companies trying to replace the conventional desktop with something simpler. During 2010 alone we'll be seeing the release of: Apple's iPad, Google's ChromeOS devices, Intel/Nokia's MeeGo, Notion Ink's Adam, Jolicloud, the JooJoo, Microsoft's Courier (maybe), and countless others. There's also things that are already shipping, like Ubuntu's Netbook Remix and the Litl netbook. These products are all daggers aimed at killing traditional desktops in one way or another. They've got a good shot, too: I've been using UNR as my primary OS for over a year now, and it's met all my needs both as a user and as a developer. I still keep around a MacBook for photo work, but it's been almost entirely replaced by a netbook + phone. We'll see who the winners eventually are. However, it seems pretty obvious that Windows and OS X in their current form are doomed.