<rant> I did some searching, it appears federated architectures will be the future of most platforms. What I'm disappointed in, is where are the federated platforms that will change the world? Not just for sharing things, but actually do jobs. Where's my federated banks? (Not currencies, banks that accept all currencies), where's my federated schools? Where's my federated VPNs? Where's my federated search engines? Let's connect the offline to the online for a moment. Where's my federated logistics? (Pretty easy actually). Where's my federated power plants? Let the governments continue to govern.. but end their personal side cash machines. </rant>