The web already has replaced Windows desktop software for most peoples uses of a computer. Facebook, news, email, photo sharing (flikr), music (di.fm), video (

The web already has replaced Windows desktop software for most peoples uses of a computer. Facebook, news, email, photo sharing (flikr), music (di.fm), video (youtube)... That's all most people need from a computer and tablets, with an optional keyboard accomplish this just fine. There is no inherent reason that people need to use a virtual desktop, remote controlled by a mouse. The desktop metaphors, overlapping windows, cascading menus, constant nagging popups, files and folders, hardware drivers, blue screens... all this stuff is a nightmare for average users. They are already abandoning the desktop model because it never worked very well.