1. The document discusses the origins and evolution of the MVC pattern, including debates around what constitutes the View and Model components.
2. It notes that as applications and businesses grow in complexity, the traditional server-side MVC pattern may no longer apply, with the View moving to the client-side and domain logic exposed via web services.
3. The author questions whether the MVC pattern itself still applies as applications move to rich client architectures with domain logic accessed over the network.