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Wozniak Predicts Horrible Problems With the Cloud

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-silver-lining dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "'I think it's going to be horrendous,' said Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak when asked about the shift away from hard disks towards uploading data into the cloud. The comment came in a post-performance dialogue with audience members after a performance in Washington of The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, monologist Mike Daisey's controversial two-hour expose of Apple's labor conditions in China. 'I think there are going to be a lot of horrible problems in the next five years.' The engineering wizard behind the progenitor of today's personal computer, the Apple II, expanded on what really worried him about the cloud. 'With the cloud, you don't own anything. You already signed it away through the legalistic terms of service with a cloud provider that computer users must agree to. I want to feel that I own things,' Wozniak said. 'A lot of people feel, "Oh, everything is really on my computer," but I say the more we transfer everything onto the web, onto the cloud, the less we're going to have control over it.'"

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  1. That Mike Daisey? by Hatta · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why would Woz legitimize the work of that liar?

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  2. Incorrect -- Woz is still employed by Apple by blahbooboo · · Score: 5, Informative

    He's not at Apple and has not been for a long while.

    Wrong. He may not work there daily, but he is still listed as an employee of Apple

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak#Employment_with_Apple

  3. pop by slashmojo · · Score: 5, Informative

    Hotmail provides pop3 access so you can certainly download your mail.

  4. Re:The Steve at Apple everyone SHOULD listen to by jhoegl · · Score: 5, Informative

    perhaps you are not understanding what he is saying.
    At Home: Files secure. In Cloud: unknown variables. Server down, backup processes, human intervention, government intervention, service turned off without notice
    At Home: Legally yours, and cannot be searched without a search warrant. In Cloud: Search warrant given to cloud provider, if at all, and data is searched without your knowledge.
    At Home: Files not datamined unless you download a virus. In Cloud: you can be sure, datamined.
    At Home: Files are accessed by known individuals pending hacking In Cloud: People you dont know have access.

    So... maybe you are right, simple files like MP3s can be stored there, just be sure you have proof of purchase, lest the RIAA come after you.
    Hey... maybe you can store the Proof of Purchase on the cloud!