Internet Standards and Operating Systems - Why Integration Makes
Sense In the relatively brief history of personal computers,
computer users—both individuals and organizations—have benefited
from a staggering rate of growth in new capabilities, and
improvements in old capabilities. We've seen PCs evolve from
slow, silent, unattractive, standalone machines that couldn't
even store a single 10-page document into easy-to-use machines
that can play movies, communicate around the world, and manage
reams of data at speeds that exceed those of mainframe computers
[twenty] years ago. This evolution in capabilities has arisen
out of many individual innovations and the standardization of
such innovations, which sets the stage for the next round of
innovation to occur. On This Page A Beneficial Cycle:
Innovations Become Standard Capabilities Internet Standards –
The Next Great Enabling Technology Internet Technologies in
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