The wheel of reincarnation spins. We distributed the intelligence from the mainframe to minis/workstations and then later PCs. Then we re-centralized it to th

The wheel of reincarnation spins. We distributed the intelligence from the mainframe to minis/workstations and then later PCs. Then we re-centralized it to the datacenter/cluster with the web browser 1.0. Now we're redistributing it to the browser (thin clients finally win). Sadly, it appears that the democratizing effects of the PC revolution won't apply when the code is delivered from a centralized server. Doing the computation at the edge doesn't subvert control if the code comes from the center. That (absent possibly impossible in practice cryptographic measures) jailbreaking edge devices is possible isn't terribly relevant if 99.999% of folks can't even understand the things they could do with a jailbroken device.