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Can Windows 8 Succeed In a Cloud-Based World?

Posted by timothy on from the where-does-your-computer-end? dept.

New submitter Nerval's Lobster writes "To say that Microsoft has a lot riding on Windows 8 is a bit of an understatement. The upcoming OS needs to prove that Windows can stay relevant in a world where desktop-based programs are increasingly giving way to cloud apps, and mobile devices are eclipsing PCs as the center of people's computing lives. Can Windows 8 succeed in that mission? The real answer will have to wait, but in the meantime I've laid out some potential success-or-failure factors over at SlashCloud."

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  1. I challenge! by Kenja · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I doubt the validity of both the claims and the question in this article. I dont see "desktop-based programs are increasingly giving way to cloud apps" nor do I see the client OS as a factor in cloud computing (isn't that the whole point?).

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  2. What's a "cloud-based world"? by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sounds like bullshit world to me...

    Tell you what: the "cloud" hype will come crashing down the minute some big company that invested massively in off-site services and storage loses internet connection for a few hours...

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