Cringley - check his record... I'm not impressed. I've read stuff from that 'guy' (it is a pseudonym for a group of writers - check wiki). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cringely" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cringely</a> Anyhow, his track record at tech predictions is abysmal, and one of the writers claimed to have a Phd from Stanford, but did not. I wouldn't hang my hat on anything he says. But even a stopped clock is right 2x/day. -KCMW