Linked by David Adams on Tue 30th Sep 2008 02:26 UTC
Talk, Rumors, X Versus Y A very interesting "Blogwatch" posting at Computerworld links out to an interview with Richard Stallman wherein he posits that Cloud Computing is a trap to entice users to give up control and privacy and become subject to closed, proprietary platforms. Since RMS is a professional provocateur, I wouldn't consider all of his pronouncements newsworthy. But the thoughtful responses linked in this blog roundup were interesting, and I believe the issue of convenience vs control vis a vis Cloud Computing is a very timely and important debate to be having at this point in IT history.
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RE: I never thought I'd...
by DigitalAxis on Tue 30th Sep 2008 20:10 UTC in reply to "I never thought I'd..."
DigitalAxis
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Exactly my thoughts. Android sounds great, except for the part where Google gets to watch everything I do. Cloud computing is fine as long as you trust the dude running the cloud.

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