On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Chris Knadle <[email protected]>wrote:
> > "All my data is on the web" is exactly what I don't want. If my data is > local, yes I have to do backups, but I have *control* of the data. If my > data > is only remote, then I loose control of it -- it can be lost in a crash, go > offline with net breakages and data center power problems, or I can loose > access > to it by having my account deleted. These things happen. > All of Google's OS moves so far have been to target classes of devices you typically DON'T want data stored locally for some very good reasons. Android targets smart cellphones where the value is that all of your information gets synced around to various locations and Chrome OS targeted towards Netbooks so far. Expect such environments to start showing up on your next HD TV and embedded all over the place. You will not be storing much data on these types of devices and the value of those devices is from how it lets you access data stored elsewhere. The real concern, in my opinion, is if these devices let you use your own data sources (aka your own servers or choice of third party services) and what level of control you have over data that flows through the device. Google is making noises that this won't be a problem but I guess we'll see. -- Bruce A. Locke [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jul 1 - Linux High Performance Computing Aug 5 - TBD Sept 2 - Linux and HDTV
