I think the future, as seen for the last 20 or 30 years, is task-specific UIs that reduce complexity and data overload and focus on what you need to see. And obviously, I think the future is AI systems that show you less and tell you more.
Tech progress is usually the process of simplifying the complex until a new paradigm creates a complexity explosion, starting the cycle anew.
Platforms are multi-purpose.
Apps (in the West, at least) are single- or few-purpose.
In general, how can you simplify for your customer’s benefit?