Apple Creating Cloud-Based Mac?

hostedftp writes "In speculation news making the rounds — Apple's recent activities in the Cloud has been leading to conclusions of the what the innovative giant plans to unleash in 2011. The most recent news of Apple applying and securing a patent for a network-boosted OS has made speculators believe Apple is going to launch a Cloud-based operating system for the Mac."

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[gstoddart]

Everything is rented. Why get fleeced once when you can get fleeced monthly.

Expect Microsoft and everybody else to copy this right away and get on with the fleecing.

iAppliance based. Run your iApp (be it movie player, image editor, skype or game) on any of your iPad/iPod/iPhone/iMac/iMini/iWhatever. Talk on your iPhone then when you get to work it shifts to your iMac. Play an iGame iApp on your iPad and when you get home shift it to your 42" iTV iAppliance.

In the 80's and 90's, Xerox used to call that ubiquitous computing. And, it's actually a cool idea if it ever happens.

Safety. Our walled garden is totally secure. All your interactions are done through iApps.

When Microsoft steal this idea, you will be locked in the garden with the land-mines and kept in with razor-wire. Walking on the grass will be prohibited. Occasionally, wolves will get in.

The reality is, everybody is likely going to try this. The user experience and amount of lock-in will differ. I bet MBAs all over the world are salivating as to how they can move absolutely everything to a subscription model, and if you stop paying, you lose all of the data you've ever had. Don't think this is unique to Apple.