Now we only need an open source solution. But this will come sooner or later, just like the web. I also see much potential in things like OpenSim which can be tailored better to a business use. The future of such applications will probably be not LSL scripted objects but applications running directly on the server, like web applications today.

As for the Second Life Grid it's still confusing because when talking to Robin someday it sounded as if the Second Life Grid is not the underlying technology but simply all landmass on the main grid together whereas Second Life is just the mainland (Linden Lab managed) community.

Now that makes sense and is easy to understand, right? ;-)

But then again it might also be the underlying technology and there is no actual term for the whole world (which everybody thinks is called Second Life).

So their branding seems to be a mess but glad I don't care anymore about LL's doings, it's mainly funny ;-)