WebCL and WebGL, HTML5 etc are all gonna be the new building blocks of future applications inside instant-on browser-only OS's like Chrome (and future competitors) Now we have new and exciting API's available to developers who are ready to do something radical and break off the old backward-compatible legacy standards. I want new software and new ideas on a clean slate! DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS!!!
Off Topic: I'm surprised I've never heard of Bitcoin... That was an absolutely fascinating read. Thanks!