Great idea. It seems to me 'Utility computing' might be better for society in the long run. As it stands now, younger people today are pressured to purchase assets which depreciate in value.
Of course, if you happen to be turned on by computing the future is bright. If you aren't turned on by computing, the future is bleak. Harry on 11/30/04 12:54 PM, Don Wiegel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > A "Near-Future" prediction .. > You can use any computer .. Anywhere. > Just give it your "FingerPrint" (Google Search: biometric security) and all > of your programs and data will be available to you on that computer. It > will all be stored on the "Internet" and your credit card will be billed on > a per use basis for the software and "Operating System". This will eliminate > all of the security and ownership issues of "TODAY". IT Departments will no > longer be needed .. Your computer will always be available to you with out > you carrying any hardware. Nothing will become obsolete. The software > vendors will keep the "VIRTUAL" programs updated. Everybody will be paid > for their work. Microsoft is moving in this direction. > > http://techupdate.zdnet.com/techupdate/stories/main/0,14179,2896789,00.html > "In theory, the utility computing concept is a good idea, and will work best > if several competing utilities and brokers are vying for your business. You > could pipe in CPU cycles, storage, bandwidth and even applications from a > shared pool of resources based on demand and pay only for what you use. You > could create a virtual data center by mixing and matching on-premises and > remotely hosted servers, storage, and applications." > > -DonW- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: leaking pen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 9:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: off topic..mad about software registration.......... > > depends on the software, but most software designed for an os is built to > take advantage of features within, many of them new. for new software to > work with an older os requires it to be built from the ground up for that > older os, and theres really no point from an economic standpoint. its like > trying to replace a blown vacuum tube in an old radio with a germanium > transistor. its POSSIBLE, but would take a lot of work. >
