> money management software, to code editors, vector image editors, remote storage, news readers Is that really true? e.g. for code editors: vim, emacs and sev

> money management software, to code editors, vector image editors, remote storage, news readers Is that really true? e.g. for code editors: vim, emacs and several IDEs. There's usually only a very brief period between when an idea gets maket validation, and competitors appear. In effect, your question asks us to predict the next successful idea, before it's successful. That said, creative people tend to be attracted to newer platforms - web, mobile - which generally have more user convenience and features than desktop apps, and are "powerful enough" these days. Something that requires even more power - simulation, VR, games - and/or requires keyboard and mouse could win on desktop.