Well, my major concern is that internet connections are still not very reliable, at least in the UK. It only requires one connection dropout, and you can't do anything, and if there is a cyber attack, or if the servers go down, all the computers will go down as well. Also, it was stated that Microsoft might have their own screen reader. This is a good idea, except that if something is not accessible, you have to rely on programme developers to resolve the problem, and if there are bugs in the reader itself, Microsoft have to fix it, and although they take accessibility seriously, it is not their main priority. I'm sure GW Micro will be able to work with Microsoft in sorting it out.
-----Original Message----- From: Rollin Hippler [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 21 January 2014 11:50 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Ready For The Cloud? One major drawback to the upcoming cloud will be service subscription fees. A few pluses include (hopefully) lower potential for virus infection and fewer maintenance headaches. Rollin On 1/18/2014 9:12 PM, Jim Grimsby JR. wrote: > Keven you just can't compare the modern day cloud to main frames of the 0s. > ok yes some of the concepts are the same. Just as some operating systems > used the word processer as it's shell and now you have the browser being > used as a shell. Very similar concepts but the end resolt is not the same > at all. new concept no. very different implamentation yes. No I don't see > this as a bad thing. As with anything of course there might be draw backs at > times but for the most part this is a good thing. > Hth > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Huber [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 1:39 PM > To: Jim Grimsby JR. > Cc: RicksPlace; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Ready For The Cloud? > > Hi Jim and all: > Some of us might remember back in the 1970s when computing used to be done on > mainframes and we used dumb terminals. When the first personal computers > came out, it was a step forward to be able to have all your processing > capability and all your software right in front of you and to be able to save > your work on a local medium. > Now, if indeed Microsoft is going to the cloud, it sounds like a major step > back to those days which I just talked about. > What do you think? > Kevin Huber > > On 1/14/14, Jim Grimsby JR. <[email protected]> wrote: >> Well I will not remark on wether or not Microsoft will or will not >> shift us completely to the cloud. There are good reasons to do this >> and good reasons not to do this. I am not sure what camp Microsoft is >> in. one thing I will say though is I fermly believe that windows pro >> is heading for a phone device near you. Microsoft windows phone has >> failed. In fact quite frankly I don’t think it was ever intended to >> really do all that well. the whole idea behind windows phone was to >> keep the name Microsoft in the mobile market. Microsoft has been >> waiting tell such time as the phone devices were powerful enough to >> power a full fledged computing operating system. When you could get a >> reasonable battery life out of such a beast. Well the chips are >> powerful enough now. There is enough flash memery now. The batterys >> are here now. This means that windows pro has to come to a phone. >> This means that Microsoft will be launching a updated version of its >> operating system this year. They have to. Windows 9 maybe. What ever >> it is I am guessing from now on Microsoft will provide free updates to >> users of windows 8 and above from hence forth. The operating system is >> not the cash cow for Microsoft that it once was. They will do the >> operating system as a distribution system just as android is for >> google. At some point they will probably deal with the fact that there >> really are not a lot of modern apps and more for IOS and android buy >> allowing android apps to run on windows. I do think you will see more >> and more cloud apps yes. I don’t think though that windows will go >> completely to the cloud. I don’t really think that most people are >> really comfortable with this idea, and I don’t think they will ever >> be so. Second if you had a outage of any kind your operating system >> just would not boot. Nope don’t see it. finely your last point if >> screen reader companys are thinking about this. doesn’t matter at >> some point Microsoft is going to have to build a screen reader in to >> the kernel of windows that will perform all the tasks of a screen >> reader running at the process level. The arguments against this no >> longer apply. So the screen reading companys might want to be thinking >> about celling there technology to Microsoft and highering on as >> consoltance or doing something else altogether. The days of the >> screen reader ceperate from the operating system are numbered. >> >> >> >> From: RicksPlace [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 1:35 AM >> To: GW Micro Product Discussion Listserv >> Subject: Ready For The Cloud? >> >> >> >> Hi: >> >> Here is an article about the Microsoft plans for the Windows Operating >> System in the next 2 or 3 years. >> >> I dont think the current state of screen readers are anywhere ready >> for this change but perhaps we will hear something from GW about this >> planned quantum change since we know how the current state of screen >> readers work with things like cloud computing, google and other CMS >> Style internet interfaces. >> >> Here is the article I read: >> >> 8 is approaching its one-year birthday, and while that usually means >> a new version is in the works for most products, Microsoft usually >> puts a few years in between versions to keep things steady. >> However, the >> company may be speeding things up, as, according to Geek.com , it’s >> rumored that Windows 9 is planned for release sometime next year. >> According to an anonymous source >> who goes by WZOR >> (and who has been behind numerous Microsoft leaks in the past), >> Windows 9 will see the light of day in 2014. No other details were >> provided, other than the claim that Aero would be making a comeback in >> Windows 9 after disappearing in Windows 8, since it was a hot feature >> that many avid Windows users missed. >> Details on Windows 10 were also provided, with claims that the future >> operating system will be a “cloud OS,” meaning that all of the >> processing and computing would be done on Microsoft’s servers, and be >> streamed to your computer, completely eliminating the need for a >> powerful rig and only requiring the basic bits to run peripherals and >> such. Windows 10 would essentially just be a new cloud service for >> Microsoft, on top of Office 365 and the new Xbox Cloud on Xbox One , >> pushing the company further into the cloud ecosystem. >> Of course, we would like to remind you to take these rumors with a >> grain of salt, as WZOR says he received the information from a third >> party, which means the info could’ve easily gotten misinterpreted on >> the way, similar to a game of telephone that you used to play in grade >> school. The technology for a full cloud OS is certainly there, but it >> definitely needs a bit of work before Microsoft can make it a >> mainstream product. Here’s hoping that the company can pull it off, >> and by then local storage may be a thing of the past. >> Until then, we’re still waiting for >> Windows 8.1′s release in October >> , so let’s not get too ahead of ourselves. >> DT. >> >> Well, gang, how well does WE work with 365, Google and with other >> internet cloud based projects like word processors, database managers >> and now it looks like operating systems - Google Chrome etc... comes to mind. >> >> Lets hope the Screen Reader companies are doing their homework! >> >> This will be a quantum change in the underlying code base and >> accessibility issues and especially surrounding legacy Operating Systems me >> thinks. >> >> Rick USA >> >> >> If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original >> sender only. 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