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The Limit Between The Web and TV
The Limit Between The Web and TV

OnegreatbenefitoftheWebisthatitallowsustomoveinformationonlinethatnowresidesinpaperform.

SeveralstatesinAmericaareusingtheWebinaprofoundway.

Youcanapplyforvariouspermitsorsubmitapplicationslicences.

Electroniccommercenotchesupmonth-by-monthtoo.Itisdifficulttomeasure,becausealotofelectroniccommerceinvolvesexistingbuyersandsellerswhoaresimplymovingpaper-basedtransactionstotheWeb.

Thatisnotanewbusiness.Microsoft,forexample,purchasesmillionsofdollarsofPCsonlineinsteadofbypaper.However,thatisnotafundamentalchange;

ithasjustimprovedtheefficiencyofanexistingprocess.Thebiggestimpacthasoccurredwhereelectroniccommercematchesbuyersandsellerswhonotpreviouslyhavefoundeachother.

Whenyougotoabooksiteandfindanobscurebookthatyouneverwouldhavefoundinaphysicalbookstore,thatisanewtypeofcommerce.

Today,abouthalfofallPCsarestillnotconnectedtotheWeb.

Gettingcommunicationscostsdownandmakingallthesoftwaresimplerwillbringinthosepeople.

Andthat,inturn,willmoveusclosertothecriticalmassthatwillmaketheWeblifestyleeverybody'slifestyle.

Oneelementthatpeopleunderestimateisthedegreetowhichthehardwareandsoftwarewillimprove.

Justtakeoneaspect:screentechnology.Idomye-mailona20-inchliquidcrystaldisplay(LCD)monitor.Itisnotavailableatareasonablepriceyet,butintwoyearsitwillbe.Intenyears,a20-inchLCDwithmuchhigherresolutionwillbecommonplace.TheboundarybetweenatelevisionsetandaPCwillbeblurredbecauseeventheset-topboxthatyouconnectuptoyourcableorsatellitewillhaveaprocessormorepowerfulthanwhatwehavetodayinthemostexpensivePC.

Thiswill,ineffect,makeyourtelevisionacomputer.

Topredictthatitwilltakeovertenyearsforthesechangestohappenisprobablypessimistic.

Weusuallyoverestimatewhatwecandointwoyearsandunderestimatewhatwecadointen.I

twillnotbetoolongbeforetheWebbecomesasmuchawayoflifeasthecar.RelatedICfortheLCDis:TA8703S.

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