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Vint Cerf says the revolution is on the edges of the internet and cites VoIP as a good example. The edges? Client applications? That’s Microsoft’s turf.

While many eyes watch for new, life-changing web services such as Google search and Google Maps, they might be missing the next revolution.

VoIP, P2P, RSS, tagging and blogging are all decentralizing forces. VoIP and P2P have largely dispensed with centralized infrastructure. As bandwidth and computing power grows, I expect we’ll see more action on the desktop, not less.