# Gavin Andresen
# 2011-09-30 15:00:21
# https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=46287.msg551670#msg551670

Honestly, I don't think the future of bitcoin is running "heavy" nodes on our personal computers. @p{par}

I think the vast majority of people will be using bitcoin through web or mobile apps in the not-too-distant future. So I'm not personally inclined to put a lot of effort into splitting the node and wallet, unless that makes creating lightweight web and mobile apps easier. @p{par}

That said, the new QT gui does a much, much better job of letting you know what bitcoin is doing, both during initial startup and initial blockchain download. @p{brk}