IBM has launched something called Blue Cloud. The idea is that they will harness their data centers, which have many standard servers in them, to offer various types of programs on them. Users will most likely have an account where their profile is known with all the programs they use. These programs free the end user from maintenance and upgrading. Most people are familiar with computer viruses. This system diminishes that threat tremendously because the virus would only have one program to attack. And it is maintained by IBM.

My prediction is that this shift brings basic computing to another level of affordability. And it also expands the usefulness of the computing to individuals as well as corporations, organizations, or government. As more and more people get access to computers and learn how to interact with the tools, more and more people add value back to it.