Will Capped Data Plans Kill the Cloud?

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday June 19, 2011 @04:10AM from the that's-enough-for-you dept.

theodp writes "With the introduction of its Chromebook, Google is betting big on the Cloud. As is Apple, with its iCloud initiative. So too are Netflix and Skype. Unfortunately, their very existence is threatened by data-capping carriers, who have set a course to make sure that the network is NOT the computer. 'I don't know what the solution is,' writes David Pogue. 'I don't know if anyone's thinking about this. But there are big changes coming. There are big forces about to shape our lives online. And at the moment, they're on a direct collision course.'"

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Re:No. by TRACK-YOUR-POSITION · 2011-06-19 04:42 · Score: 4, Funny

That's a matter of personal preference.
There are people who prefer their devices to stop working when the network stops? "I can't access my photos because the net is down. Hooray!"
Re:Simple by Volguus+Zildrohar · 2011-06-19 08:04 · Score: 4, Funny

"SkyNet"

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