The main attraction for companies is always to make money from you. If they offer you a service worth that charge...
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:42 PM, b_s-wilk <[email protected]> wrote: > ob·fus·cate > * Synonyms: baffle, becloud, befuddle, bewilder, *cloud*, complicate, > conceal, confound, darken, fog > > --- > > > _Not every cloud has a silver lining_ > > There's something you won't see mentioned by too many advocates of cloud > computing – the main attraction is making money from you > > * Cory Doctorow > * guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 September 2009 18.00 BST > > The tech press is full of people who want to tell you how completely > awesome life is going to be when everything moves to "the cloud" – that is, > when all your important storage, processing and other needs are handled by > vast, professionally managed data-centres. > > Here's something you won't see mentioned, though: the main attraction of > the cloud to investors and entrepreneurs is the idea of making money from > you, on a recurring, perpetual basis, for something you currently get for a > flat rate or for free without having to give up the money or privacy that > cloud companies hope to leverage into fortunes... > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/02/cory-doctorow-cloud-computing > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
