"Our future is small computers + high speed internet available everywhere + online storage and services. Not the other way around." That's nice. If you perform

"Our future is small computers + high speed internet available everywhere + online storage and services. Not the other way around." That's nice. If you perform a cursory examination of computer science history, you will find many examples of "what's new is old." Any new paradigm, usage scenario, software type, or what have you could invert that. Even the one you like so much ... I think they had these things called dumb terminals and mainframes at one point ...