The world will be a much different place in about five years from now. Maybe more so than we can imagine. I'll refer you to three articles recently in the news:

Internet Not Designed for TV, Google Warns:

New Internet TV services such as Joost and YouTube may bring the global network to its knees, Internet companies said on Wednesday, adding they are already investing heavily just to keep data flowing.

MIT Says Optical Chips Coming in 5 Years:

As electronic components continue to grow more and more diminutive in size, the metal interconnects between them will soon cease to meet the needed performance criteria that devices demand.

NY Times publisher: Our goal is to manage the transition from print to internet:

"I really don't know whether we'll be printing the Times in five years, and you know what? I don't care either," says Arthur Sulzberger, owner, chairman and publisher of the most respected newspaper in the world, the New York Times.

The first article states that the Internet is not ready for television. The second article indirectly suggests that it will be in five years. Finally, the third article explains that the newspaper industry is afraid that paper newspapers will meet their demise in five years.

An unverified Chinese curse says, "May you live in interesting times". I think we already are.