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Old 10th November 2008
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Afaik, W2K was a milestone.
Now, 2003? 2007? ...
Windows 7 I guess, but not on the desktop box as we know it.

http://kara.allthingsd.com/category/cloud-computing/
Use your fave search engine for "ballmer cloud computing"
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With all the information Microsoft is releasing at its launchtastic Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles this week, CEO Steve Ballmer sent out a honking long missive to customers who have opted into the software giant’s “Executive Email” program (who knew?).

Along with the Azure–finally, a lovely and apt brand name from Microsoft–cloud services offering, it also outlines the inevitable and unavoidable path for the company, which has long struggled in getting its digital strategy right.

That includes cloudy browser versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other of its powerhouse software products.
Fwiw, SliTaz http://www.slitaz.org/en/ (30MB livecd)
Not cloud exactly, but gives the feeling
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Cooking 20080716 - Web boot and MPlayer
SliTaz project members are proud to announce the availability of a new Cooking version, including many new features and bug fixes. This version provides the boot option web which lets you boot SliTaz from the internet using gPXE from boot.slitaz.org.
Back to centralized applications servers (be they cloudy).

OTOH, some apps which only work on Windows now are migrating to Vista at least. These will become cloudy sooner or later.

Nice: by soon you will not be able to register and login anymore, all you would need is a valid Visa card number.
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