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Geek Speak / Re: Will there be a browser paradigm shift?
« on: 13/02/2012 04:36:47 »
Personally, I would rather have a PC at my desk. Don't get me wrong, I love the cloud for email and file sharing, etc. But I control the power on my desktop. If it is slower than I like I can upgrade it. If I want more video power or memory I can add that. Hard Drive Space isn't a problem either. If I want to buy a new PC every 10 years or every 2 it is my decision. I can even buy used. I have control. I have freedom.
If everything moves to the cloud then who has control? If it is running slower than I like what do I do? What is my ISP going to charge me for this? Right now they get quite pissy if I download over 250GB in a month. How much will I be downloading if everything I do is online? What do I do if an application I am using locks up hard? Will I have to call someone? Will they answer the phone at 1:30AM on Sunday or will I have to leave a message. Will there be prioritization? Will my stuff get slowed down if someone more important needs to do something (NASA for instance?) Also, what about hackers? "Sorry Boss, we can't work today because a hacker group is doing a denial of service attack on our Cloud, guess we will try tomorrow." Lastly, as has already been stated, there is privacy. All the naked pictures of my dogs will stay safe on my PC behind my firewall where no one can get them and post them on Cheeseburger.
I do not mind using my android phone or storing a few docs on Google and I love my hosted Exchange account, but I am in no hurry to have a dumb terminal set on my desk. For me it is a matter of trust and convenience. When I want my PC it is there. If the internet is down it is still there. If I want to play Skyrim, there it is. As far as trust goes, who do you trust more than yourself? AT&T? Comcast? Orange Business? Google? Your Government? Maybe RIAA can run it? Oh how about the ATF?
If everything moves to the cloud then who has control? If it is running slower than I like what do I do? What is my ISP going to charge me for this? Right now they get quite pissy if I download over 250GB in a month. How much will I be downloading if everything I do is online? What do I do if an application I am using locks up hard? Will I have to call someone? Will they answer the phone at 1:30AM on Sunday or will I have to leave a message. Will there be prioritization? Will my stuff get slowed down if someone more important needs to do something (NASA for instance?) Also, what about hackers? "Sorry Boss, we can't work today because a hacker group is doing a denial of service attack on our Cloud, guess we will try tomorrow." Lastly, as has already been stated, there is privacy. All the naked pictures of my dogs will stay safe on my PC behind my firewall where no one can get them and post them on Cheeseburger.
I do not mind using my android phone or storing a few docs on Google and I love my hosted Exchange account, but I am in no hurry to have a dumb terminal set on my desk. For me it is a matter of trust and convenience. When I want my PC it is there. If the internet is down it is still there. If I want to play Skyrim, there it is. As far as trust goes, who do you trust more than yourself? AT&T? Comcast? Orange Business? Google? Your Government? Maybe RIAA can run it? Oh how about the ATF?