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2006-11-29

We need a universal canvas that doesn't suck

Jon Udell at InfoWorld - We need a universal canvas that doesn't suck:

"While e-mail dissolves barriers to the exchange of data, we need another solvent to dissolve the barriers to collaborative use of that data. Applied in the right ways, that solvent creates what I like to call the “universal canvas” -- an environment in which data and applications flow freely on the Web.

Here’s the best definition of the universal canvas: “Most people would prefer a single, unified environment that adapts to whichever environment they are working in, moves transparently between local and remote services and applications, and is largely device-independent -- a kind of universal canvas for the Internet Age.”

You might expect to find that definition in a Google white paper from 2006. Ironically, it comes from a Microsoft white paper from 2000, announcing a “Next Generation Internet” initiative called .Net."