Moving to the Cloud.
Software is moving online. The theory of cloud computing is that all software and services will be stored and operated online. People will rent access to the service from the provider instead of buying tangible proprietary software. A computer in your home will basically just be an access point to the programs you want to use. The speed and hardware of your computer will no longer be as much of a factor as it currently is. The speed of your internet connection and the speed of the networks of the software you are using will be the new determinants of the speed at which you operate.
We are already seeing signs of this with websites that offer you a virtual desktop, in which you can create, modify, and save files as if they were on your own desktop. Google has released Google docs, which is comparable to MS Office but in an online form.
This possible future of computing also carries many more worries of privacy concerns and security threats. With all of this vital information stored online, one break in on the network could compromise endless amounts of data files. And just the thought that the company you are renting the service from can view all of your files.
Another downside is that this whole system is reliant on an internet connection and company hardware. If either system goes down, users will be stuck with a very limited uses for their computers. But we are not fully there yet, time well tell on how far this cloud logic carries on.
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