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Carl D. Howe, Forrester: "Death of Web 'inevitable' "

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/19042.html

Death of Web 'inevitable'

By: Kieren McCarthy Posted: 18/05/2001 at 11:01 GMT

The World Wide Web's days are numbered, Forrester Research claims. The Internet may have taken off, mostly around the Web, but the next step of its evolution will see expansion beyond the browser, the company reckons.

The Web's replacement is an executable Net with throwaway code downloaded as and when you want to use it as well as millions of every day devices connected to the Internet (the old more-Barbies- than-PCs linked to Net idea).

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"Executable applications will give users tools to experience the Net in more entertaining and engaging ways. For example, imagine a corporate buyer navigating a virtual marketplace with a Doom-like user interface - buyers could simply shoot the deals they want. That's a far cry from today's Web," said Carl D. Howe, research director, principal analyst and leading middle initial man at Forrester.

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