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osOpinion: QuickTime: The Next Cross Platform Open Source OS?!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 18, 1999

“Forget Microsoft, forget Nescape, and forget Intel… Forget
any company that dominated the computer industry in the 90’s. All
these major players will become irrelevant in the not so distant
future. If my theories prove to be true, there is one single
technology that will revolutionize not only the Internet, but also
computing and operating system technology, as we know it
today.”

“None of us have used this software technology (At least not in
its soon to be released final incarnation) yet all of us have heard
about it.”

“Imagine for a moment the possibility of broadcasting and
receiving live full-screen video without low bandwidth network
speeds bogging you down. Now imagine that video screen allowing
programmers to implement hot spots as well as interactive video
sprites which interfaced with both the web or certain basic
functions within your operating system such as opening folders and
moving documents from one location to another on your hard
drive.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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