Emsisoft and Automattic are completely remote (distributed) companies. Everyone who works for these firms performs their jobs from home or cafés. In your opinion, will distributed companies become more common in the future? Why or why not? Would you prefer working in a remote company—one that has no physical location, just

(maybe) an occasional gathering of staff at a conference setting or resort? Or do you prefer working face-to-face most days with coworkers at a company worksite? Why?