> Are we looking at a future where home computers are replaced by thin clients

FWIW these kinds of claims have been a cyclical thing constantly throughout my nearly 3 decades long career. We're always on the verge of thin clients replacing desktops, and then we're suddenly not and things calm down for a couple of years before, oops back again!

Every time there's arguments about saving on cost of hardware, etc. but the reality never seems to line up with the dream.