David Berlind suggests that processor power could become a tradeable commodity on the Internet. "Will the processor turn virtual and will MIPS ever become a commodity like electricity? Probably. But it may take a while. Current prototypes suggest that the first commercial grids will have some dependencies. For example, there will be Linux grids that are only good for Linux-based applications and they may only be able to run applications designed for a specific processor architecture like IA-64 or IA-32. "

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