Isn't this cloud stuff kinda like step backwards? Back to old terminal-mainframe model...
My interpretation of the term "cloud" includes that the services are able to use more resources on demand and at data centres closer to where they are needed, not just that the services are on the web.
I see that companies stamp "cloud" onto all kinds of old tech that they already have, just so that they can be buzzword compliant.
Heh. In Sweden there is a
web page that counts how many times the buzzword appears on the front page of
Sweden's biggest IT industry news site. Right now it is only at 8, but I have seen it exceed 40. Horrifying ...
I've got to imagine that the average consumer will be more than happy to ditch their home PC in favor of something ultra portable once that device does everything that they want it to do...
Heh.. I know a guy who wanted to buy an iPad because he thought it would be able to replace his old PC. He had to be set straight.
I think that Microsoft is taking a step in the right direction with Windows 8 by merging the phone, pad and desktop into one platform. I just hope that they are going to execute it
right.
I have wanted a
fully capable, high resolution pad since the mid '90s ... and while there are many pads on the market right now with the right hardware, I still don't have it because the configurations and software available is
still lacking.