Speaking on Thursday at Microsoft's annual analyst meeting, he [ Ray Ozzie, chief software architect MS ] sketched out a vision that dared to push the company's main business to the sidelines.
"In a previous era – the PC era – Microsoft would naturally begin with a PC mindset," he declared. For good measure, he added: "We're in a new era, an era in which the internet is at the centre."
Mobile phones, games consoles, digital media players and TV set-top boxes are already starting to shape the next wave of computing.
More than any single device, though, it is the internet that is becoming the driving force for the technology industry and represents the main challenge to Microsoft.
"This new internet model is not just a new technology model, but also a radically new business model"
