Baraka_Guru

Okay, 40 years ago, the best option for a minicomputer for the average person was Data General's SuperNOVA, a 3.3mhz, 16-bit machine that cost over $8,000. And 20 years ago, IBM released their beefy PS/2 286 machine, with 16MB of RAM and 3.5" floppy drive (finally! Small floppies!). And just 10 years ago, Intel released the smaller, faster, cooler 333 MHz Pentium II processor! It was this kind of innovation that made them a world leader....

You think it will take 40 years to have adequate delivery of server-side rendering? You've got to be kidding. This sounds like the kind of thing that people must have said when they were trying to figure out how to broadcast films (moving pictures) into peoples homes via what would come to be known as the television.

Consider this: Gaming and Internet entertainment are going the way of the film and television industry. It's where the money is. It's just a matter of time before something like this will happen. But 40 years? I'm not so sure about that.

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