Adam wrote: > You could argue that computers started this way 25 years ago with a > central mainframe storing all the data centrally and we moved away from > this architecture due to limited connection speeds.
Or because the cost of running one big computer and a bunch of dumb terminals became less of an issue, when you can buy a computer in Tesco[1] for 200 quid > With internet speeds increasing these online systems are very useful for > the average user who sends emails, writes letters, etc, as they take > away the burden of looking after software and keeping it up to date. > This is something that most computer users don't always understand. Right, this is something that operating system providers can fix, tho. > Plus ask a group when the last time they backed up their documents and a > majority would probably say never or too long ago to be useful. Again, I'm not arguing against backups. They are useful things and everyone could backup more. [1] other supermarket chains are available -- Matt Lee (mattl at fsf dot org) Campaigns Manager, Free Software Foundation - http://www.fsf.org/ Support our work - http://donate.fsf.org/
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