Could the network age be killed by IP?

This may seem overly gloomy, but maybe there is cause for concern.

If proprietary software continues to dominate, within 10 years no one will be able to store any file and even view their own content without first paying a service provider to see it and the PC as we know it will be gone within 30 years

Proprietary software will kill PC in 30 years, conference told � Linux and Open Source Blog: Filed in: software, open_source, IP, Web2.0, FLOSS