This post has been brewing for a while, since I was inspired to connect-the-dots by Owen Frager's original post on Apple's (AAPL) use of the .Mac web publishing and email platform to dominate the lives of the first-ever Digital Generation.

I have been hesitant to post this information, as it paints a fairly dire picture for the hundreds of industries that Apple's digital convergence platform is set to disrupt. We are no doubt on the cusp of a monumental shift in the way we use the internet, and the effects of this shift will lead to unprecedented change, both in the marketplace, and in life as we know it.