Symbian, is finding that it is loosing its once strong share in the Mobile OS Market. They are moving to an Open Source Model in an attempt to "Firefox" their OS back to a good standing.
Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. However trying to go against big names like Apple, Google and RIM you need to do something.
It isn't as much as Open Source for comunity sake. Just kinda a gap so new companies who are making mobile apps wont go with android all that quickly so they can keep their market share. So I doubt I will see Drivers too... As they are not interested in mr. Normal Hacker who wants to tweak their phone. But to someone who wants to make a new phone... So they would be making their own drivers. Thus pushing market share.
That is knda why the government hires contractors. If they are caught it is those immoral contractors, if they are not they perform a valuable asset to the country... Even if they do get caught and take the PR mess they hire them again as all they did was what they were hired to do.
Privacy is like the answering "No" to a request. It will keep you out of trouble, and avoid risk. However it will avoid a lot of reward.
For example having you information public or more public will help better targeted adds to you (Yea sound bad at first but... If you are in a market for say a new computer and the computer you were looking at happen to have an add with a 15% off coupon then you are better off getting 15% off then not.
Or knowing what type of food you like. You go to an area and it will show what food places that you would eat at that are near by say on your iphone... Vs. say a search for Sushi and end up getting flatworm.
One key think you need to remember. Most people really don't care about you. Just as long as you have protection against Identity Theft most people really wont bother digging into your details and causing problems in your life.
Even so we do have more privacy with all this electronics today then we ever did. Back in the old days you go to the local store engaged in the local gossip in general you know everything that everyone did. Today the information we get about people are statical in nature and jumping to conclusions is much more difficult.
The old days. George bought a steak he must be doing rather well. Today. George Smith personID 294881992929111. 294881992929111 bought qty 3 of item 10020011, item 10020011 is called steak. 10020011 price is $4.00 per unit. 294881992929111 payment was via Credit Card number 9222-1222-3221-1233, credit card number 9222-1222-3221-1233 belongs to 294881992929111.
Almost everyone who look at the data will probably will not try to link everything together as it will create too much information for them to handle. So they will only look at things that they care about... How Many Steaks did they sell during this period of time... How Many should I buy. Who has shown a trend in buying steaks should they get a coupon. How many steaks are sold at $4.00 per unit vs. $3.59 per unit. It is more profitible to sell the cheaper or more expensive steaks...
For the most part people don't really care about you today. So yes we are spreading more information about ourselves however its aggregation makes it hard to make any real calls that could really effect your quality of life.
That is of course you take out Identity Thief which is still a problem.
So after a project dies it forks off into a slew a Legacy systems all needed independent modifications and changes. That is the Ugly side of Open Source to me. A more beauty side is if the tools that did need to work on 1.3 once apache stopped 1.3 support went and modified their apps to work on newer web browsers.
Forking code to keep your project going is not the way, it is just a bad idea.
That and they want to kill the technology without looking like they are trying to kill the technology. They always save they will pass the savings onto the consumer but what usually is the case is that they wont raise prices for a longer period of time. And take in the extra profit as long as they can.
Not to sound like a fanboy here... But the iPhone even my old one. Is rather decent at gaming. I am not sure what people are expecting for a full gaming phone. It does 3d Display and some 3d games and there are some fun games for it. I myself tend to limit myself to free games for a few minutes a diversion before I go back to work. Even comparing to a PSP and a DS the iPhone can stand up rather well.
Microsoft goal for winning the browser war back in the late 90's was so they could have control of the standards and make the web their own so it would be useless to use the web without windows and Internet Explorer.
Yes they won the war but they failed in their objective. Why...
1. ActiveX security issues and the rise of internet skum...
When ActiveX was competing against Java Applets they made some things that made the users at the time happy but was short sited... ActiveX while faster also allowed writing to the system and its only security measure was a warning. Thinking their user base will say no when they go to that porn site and it asked to install this app so they can watch the movie... Then this spread and went across thew the advertisers channels so even legit sites with shady advertising companies found ways to install crap on your computer without you knowing. In essence limiting ActiveX to intranet applications. And shortly after that flash took over the spot as it did cooler graphics.
2. Linux and Apache web server.
IIS had a few big security problems at the wrong time of internet development where a lot of companies went with apache and linux for its server. Now that doesn't really mean that it will directly stop microsoft plans however the Developers who worked on those system initally did their testing with Netscape, Mozilla firefox and others to make sure they got the stuff to work then they finally tested and did cleanup work in IE. So the new post 2001 developers wanted to be more platform independent.
3. Mac Popularity + Linux desktop too... IE5 was the last Mac Browser Microsoft made. Then during last decade there was a surge in the popularity in macs. They were popular enough for developers and companies to take notice. As well Linux users who added to the problems so developers learned there is a lot of pain leaving out 5% market share.
4. Firefox and Webkit browseers... At the time it was the small light and fast browser that gave IE a run for its money on speed. (Today IE is one of the slowest) Back then IE loaded and rendered so much more quickly that using others will feel painful. Then they also had better CSS standard support allowing developers a reason to get rid of IE6.
5. Mobile devices... Microsoft floundered in mobile devices there were doing Ok until the blackberry with opera and the iPhone. And now with android webkit chome based. Developers who want to get that market need to make sure other browers get use too.
6. IE6 Bugs and Security... A big set security problems targeted at IE6 really got a lot of people to switch to firefox and demand that their new browser works for the app
7. High Speed Internet... Back when IE6 was new most people were still on dialup download Netscape, Mozilla or Opera was a big task that took a long time. Today it is easy to get the browser and be up rather quickly.
8. Flash... Micromeda then Adobe made flash and they made it for Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris... and for all the major browsers. What it did was make a lot of browers made the web look cool.
9. Integrated web browser wasn't used very well. After all that legal battles and anti-trust fines microsoft paid... No one really used the inegrated browser the was it was meant to be. They still downloaded normal apps or clicked on the e to get to the internet the integration didn't add to the experience.
10.The Vista/IE 7 Flop... I dont know what was going on with microsoft back 4 years ago. But they were not putting on their A-Game competing against the wrong competitors making lofty goals and not meeting them what ever was the problem Vista/IE 7 made people want to stay with IE6/XP for a bit longer until they can get a good version. Making IE Get even more out of date.
Exactly we get punished for doing the right thing. If we see someone getting beaten up if we were to help the person other then just risk getting beaten ourselves we could also face criminal prosecution.
We have police who tell us not to take the law into our own hands while they are also stating that there is to much for them to handle.
I want my rights to tell kids to get off my lawn and if they don't I should be able to pull out a shotgun.
For the most parts if the parents don't care about the kids education, they will not learn wether it is in a public school or home school... At least with home school you keep the kid away from other kids/parents who want them to learn.
However if the parent isn't interested giving their kid a quality education they will probably send them to private school anyways as it will keep them out of their hair for 6 hours a day.
If the parent has some wacked out poligious views they can usually find a private school to more effectively brain wash the kids.
The fact the product is Open Source or free will not get any thing out...
Lets figure out some things... The 5C's Customer or for your case you end users what is you app targeted for Corporate users or end users. Company or your OSS group that has developed the software what are your values why do you want the product to grow what makes your group better then most Context what itch are you trying to scratch. Does it solve a problem Collaborators who do you need to work with to make your program run. Is it linux only or does it work on windows... Do you need 3rd party tools to run it. Do you have any people who are willing to push your product. Competitors Sure you may have some cool new features but are they better then what the other Open Source tools have... Are there closed source application that do the same thing you do. If so how do you defend against any advantages.
Next is the STP Segmentation What is the product the best fit for. Targeting Really push to the people the product is the best fit for. If they prefer a closed source solution or a big name you will be wasting your time. However there are other people who want you app in the open source form. Positioning make sure you make your product to really show off what it needs to do for your targeted group of people
The 4P Product what is your product what does it do Price Sure it is open source and it is free are you going to offer consulting or support services if so how much are you going to charge. Place What will be your range you want the product to first go out Promotions Well if you are going to do consulting for your product you might as well add some Linux support too.
These is Marketing 101 in a nutshell. Basic marketing isn't trying to trick people into getting your product but finding where people would like your product.
Sure your product may not have a big following that is ok there are a lot of small software companies to make software to a lot of big players. I myself when I worked as a consultant myself made software for many large companies that was custom for them even if there was Open Source alternatives I created code and documentation for them so the code is theirs and with No strings attached.
For Open Source tools the trick is to make sure that you are willing to back it up and if fail it is possible for others to pick it up.
Open Source Projects do die sometimes so do closed source product. However there are people making closed source products and selling them. The fact that it is open source and has a small comunity isn't an excuse. You just need to market the product
Well it is a case your data is better of on your own system in an ideal world... But we don't live in one.
Chances are your IT will not get the funding it deserves. You will be put on projects that distract you from maintaining a server. If you have a good cloud company their job is to make sure their systems are running have over redundant systems... All this stuff if you gave you bill to your boss he will tell you to back up on USB drives.
Backing up from the cloud or to the cloud is a good idea in general.
But most companies do not have the infrastructure the cloud has and the cloud comany can probably keep it running for cheaper.
If you are a small company you may have 1 administrator if you are good. But a Mid Sized Cloud company may have 20. If they are vacations or sick days there is still people doing coverage...
If you work for a company that has a large IT then you may need a cloud and you are better off.
A Cloud isn't the perfect solution. But it is good for a large subset of people. You should recognize that and embrace it, as it is a technology that is used to fix the right problem for the right solution.
Well Debian goal is to be Pure GNU at all costs even if it effects the end user. That is why they made the Iceweasel name. As they feel because the trademark firefox name makes it unpure.
Ubutnu is a bit lax on this and its goal is to be more focused on its users, and less on being Pure... Hence it allows you to install off of apt the "Non-Free" code, after giving a scary lecture to make people who say yes feel like evil criminals. But in terms of Firefox they are ok with using the trademark. Changing the defualt search is a configuration change not changing firefox so I dont think they would have a real issue with it.
You are making the assumption that your data is safe on your computer.
A delayed patch. Or a file server just sitting there when you forgot to turn back on the firewall after doing some tests. Or just a flaw in your web public web server or a back door that you think only you know about. Someone gets in downloads some stuff cleans or wipes out the data. Do you know you data has been stolen.
Data is only valuable when you use it. If you are going to be perfectly safe were no one can steal it you probably are making it hard or impossible for the data to be used. If someone actually physically steals your data and the equiptment that it was in yes you know it is has been stolen however what is worse you don't have it yourself.
Also there is nothing to say you can't or shouldn't backup from the cloud. Or get your data out. I don't know where that rumer came from... Probably from people who are not willing to make good contracts.
Lets be realistic here. Problems happen, we don't live in a perfect world. I have actually seen more Linux and OS X Crashes then windows crashes in the past 10 years. (And I have seen my fair share of windows crashes)
I have seen computers with an uptime in years however one long power outage knocks it off. Or a backup that failed because a Tape set went bad and we didn't find out until a week too late. Is cloud computing perfect and unbreakable... No. It is probably better then your IT infrastructure Yes, unless you have a lot of money and resources put into keeping your infrastructure going.
Well engineers like to make sure their estimates are pessimistic. 90 days was probably the specification for it to follow so they made sure that it could run for at least 90 days in a basically unknown environment.
So if it only lasted 90 days and it fail they can say victory, even though there was a serious flaw that needed to be fixed. However that will keep the politicians off their back as they analyze the problem.
As we've seen so far, Cloud Computing is a failure in virtually all cases
Details I need details... That is just a wild accusation.
I have seen Cloud Computing succeeding far more then it fails. As well it has opened up the gates so people on different environments can run the same application.
People don't care if it is their desktop system. They want to run what they want and when... They really don't care if it on a server or on their computer. They want the data they are looking for, and the program to run quick enough.
Why does cloud computing limit people to a single vender or network operator? I can use Bing Maps and Gmail...
Oddly enough your data is safer in the cloud then in most peoples hands. Sure you can get the geeky with their own raid and offsite backups... However that isn't the real case. The cloud allows you to put your data in a place where it will have some real infrastructure behind it. And not just one drop away from being lost, and easily stolen.
Even for me the Cloud has saved my butt more then once, The times the Cloud has failed on me was a minor inconvenience...
Just because RMS makes a Rant about the Evil cloud. It doesn't make him right, He just likes to rant about stuff and be overall negitive about anything he didn't think of himself.
Except for the fact that Communist Theory needs everyone to agree with the Communist theory people who do not follow it are breaking the rules... Hence the violence.
The Democratic systems allows for Communist to live and setup their own communes inside our government so we don't need to go and wipe them out.
You know there are some things that Private Companies can do better then the government. Some things the government can do better. And then there are things that companies can do well with the correct regulations.
For some things the government does creates a lot of red-tape and a lot of trying to please the right person and a lot of compromises in order to get everyone happy or at least equally unhappy. Companies have a more direct approach to this, less politics and more getting the job done. So they can make a profit and complete the project under budget.
However... Private firms are focused a lot of keeping profits high and costs low, which could effect quality. For that case you will need government control or at least regulations/oversight to make sure that nothing critical is being cut or skimped on.
Then there are other tasks such as maintenance wich has a defined job this can run will with government control such as Trash,Water, Sewer etc...
So it is really the right organization for the right job. I personally hate the Politics of saying X is better then Y... It is about getting the right balance.
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Symbian, is finding that it is loosing its once strong share in the Mobile OS Market. They are moving to an Open Source Model in an attempt to "Firefox" their OS back to a good standing.
Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. However trying to go against big names like Apple, Google and RIM you need to do something.
It isn't as much as Open Source for comunity sake. Just kinda a gap so new companies who are making mobile apps wont go with android all that quickly so they can keep their market share. So I doubt I will see Drivers too... As they are not interested in mr. Normal Hacker who wants to tweak their phone. But to someone who wants to make a new phone... So they would be making their own drivers. Thus pushing market share.
That is knda why the government hires contractors. If they are caught it is those immoral contractors, if they are not they perform a valuable asset to the country... Even if they do get caught and take the PR mess they hire them again as all they did was what they were hired to do.
Privacy is like the answering "No" to a request. It will keep you out of trouble, and avoid risk. However it will avoid a lot of reward.
For example having you information public or more public will help better targeted adds to you (Yea sound bad at first but... If you are in a market for say a new computer and the computer you were looking at happen to have an add with a 15% off coupon then you are better off getting 15% off then not.
Or knowing what type of food you like. You go to an area and it will show what food places that you would eat at that are near by say on your iphone... Vs. say a search for Sushi and end up getting flatworm.
One key think you need to remember. Most people really don't care about you. Just as long as you have protection against Identity Theft most people really wont bother digging into your details and causing problems in your life.
Even so we do have more privacy with all this electronics today then we ever did.
Back in the old days you go to the local store engaged in the local gossip in general you know everything that everyone did. Today the information we get about people are statical in nature and jumping to conclusions is much more difficult.
The old days. George bought a steak he must be doing rather well. Today. George Smith personID 294881992929111. 294881992929111 bought qty 3 of item 10020011, item 10020011 is called steak. 10020011 price is $4.00 per unit. 294881992929111 payment was via Credit Card number 9222-1222-3221-1233, credit card number 9222-1222-3221-1233 belongs to 294881992929111.
Almost everyone who look at the data will probably will not try to link everything together as it will create too much information for them to handle. So they will only look at things that they care about... How Many Steaks did they sell during this period of time... How Many should I buy. Who has shown a trend in buying steaks should they get a coupon. How many steaks are sold at $4.00 per unit vs. $3.59 per unit. It is more profitible to sell the cheaper or more expensive steaks...
For the most part people don't really care about you today. So yes we are spreading more information about ourselves however its aggregation makes it hard to make any real calls that could really effect your quality of life.
That is of course you take out Identity Thief which is still a problem.
So after a project dies it forks off into a slew a Legacy systems all needed independent modifications and changes. That is the Ugly side of Open Source to me. A more beauty side is if the tools that did need to work on 1.3 once apache stopped 1.3 support went and modified their apps to work on newer web browsers.
Forking code to keep your project going is not the way, it is just a bad idea.
That and they want to kill the technology without looking like they are trying to kill the technology. They always save they will pass the savings onto the consumer but what usually is the case is that they wont raise prices for a longer period of time. And take in the extra profit as long as they can.
Not to sound like a fanboy here... But the iPhone even my old one. Is rather decent at gaming. I am not sure what people are expecting for a full gaming phone. It does 3d Display and some 3d games and there are some fun games for it. I myself tend to limit myself to free games for a few minutes a diversion before I go back to work. Even comparing to a PSP and a DS the iPhone can stand up rather well.
You say it is a bad thing...
Microsoft goal for winning the browser war back in the late 90's was so they could have control of the standards and make the web their own so it would be useless to use the web without windows and Internet Explorer.
Yes they won the war but they failed in their objective. Why...
1. ActiveX security issues and the rise of internet skum...
When ActiveX was competing against Java Applets they made some things that made the users at the time happy but was short sited... ActiveX while faster also allowed writing to the system and its only security measure was a warning. Thinking their user base will say no when they go to that porn site and it asked to install this app so they can watch the movie... Then this spread and went across thew the advertisers channels so even legit sites with shady advertising companies found ways to install crap on your computer without you knowing. In essence limiting ActiveX to intranet applications. And shortly after that flash took over the spot as it did cooler graphics.
2. Linux and Apache web server.
IIS had a few big security problems at the wrong time of internet development where a lot of companies went with apache and linux for its server. Now that doesn't really mean that it will directly stop microsoft plans however the Developers who worked on those system initally did their testing with Netscape, Mozilla firefox and others to make sure they got the stuff to work then they finally tested and did cleanup work in IE. So the new post 2001 developers wanted to be more platform independent.
3. Mac Popularity + Linux desktop too... IE5 was the last Mac Browser Microsoft made. Then during last decade there was a surge in the popularity in macs. They were popular enough for developers and companies to take notice. As well Linux users who added to the problems so developers learned there is a lot of pain leaving out 5% market share.
4. Firefox and Webkit browseers... At the time it was the small light and fast browser that gave IE a run for its money on speed. (Today IE is one of the slowest) Back then IE loaded and rendered so much more quickly that using others will feel painful. Then they also had better CSS standard support allowing developers a reason to get rid of IE6.
5. Mobile devices... Microsoft floundered in mobile devices there were doing Ok until the blackberry with opera and the iPhone. And now with android webkit chome based. Developers who want to get that market need to make sure other browers get use too.
6. IE6 Bugs and Security... A big set security problems targeted at IE6 really got a lot of people to switch to firefox and demand that their new browser works for the app
7. High Speed Internet... Back when IE6 was new most people were still on dialup download Netscape, Mozilla or Opera was a big task that took a long time. Today it is easy to get the browser and be up rather quickly.
8. Flash... Micromeda then Adobe made flash and they made it for Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris... and for all the major browsers. What it did was make a lot of browers made the web look cool.
9. Integrated web browser wasn't used very well. After all that legal battles and anti-trust fines microsoft paid... No one really used the inegrated browser the was it was meant to be. They still downloaded normal apps or clicked on the e to get to the internet the integration didn't add to the experience.
10.The Vista/IE 7 Flop... I dont know what was going on with microsoft back 4 years ago. But they were not putting on their A-Game competing against the wrong competitors making lofty goals and not meeting them what ever was the problem Vista/IE 7 made people want to stay with IE6/XP for a bit longer until they can get a good version. Making IE Get even more out of date.
I am sure you get get firefox at least to work with it and you are still better off then ie6
In 5 years I can have Mr. Fusion where I can put junk to power my flying car...
Sweet.
I just hope that fax machines don't come back into style and have multiple for every house.
Exactly we get punished for doing the right thing. If we see someone getting beaten up if we were to help the person other then just risk getting beaten ourselves we could also face criminal prosecution.
We have police who tell us not to take the law into our own hands while they are also stating that there is to much for them to handle.
I want my rights to tell kids to get off my lawn and if they don't I should be able to pull out a shotgun.
Is this because of Real Science concerns or just because there is a group of people who don't like embryonic stem cells for religious reasons.
If you can get your research done without a bunch of rabid bible thumpers yelling at you... All the better...
If you are pushing continuing the process because of political reasons or because you just don't want to loose then it isn't science.
I would like to buy your ilnventadrome
For the most parts if the parents don't care about the kids education, they will not learn wether it is in a public school or home school... At least with home school you keep the kid away from other kids/parents who want them to learn.
However if the parent isn't interested giving their kid a quality education they will probably send them to private school anyways as it will keep them out of their hair for 6 hours a day.
If the parent has some wacked out poligious views they can usually find a private school to more effectively brain wash the kids.
The fact the product is Open Source or free will not get any thing out...
Lets figure out some things...
The 5C's
Customer or for your case you end users what is you app targeted for Corporate users or end users.
Company or your OSS group that has developed the software what are your values why do you want the product to grow what makes your group better then most
Context what itch are you trying to scratch. Does it solve a problem
Collaborators who do you need to work with to make your program run. Is it linux only or does it work on windows... Do you need 3rd party tools to run it. Do you have any people who are willing to push your product.
Competitors Sure you may have some cool new features but are they better then what the other Open Source tools have... Are there closed source application that do the same thing you do. If so how do you defend against any advantages.
Next is the STP
Segmentation What is the product the best fit for.
Targeting Really push to the people the product is the best fit for. If they prefer a closed source solution or a big name you will be wasting your time. However there are other people who want you app in the open source form.
Positioning make sure you make your product to really show off what it needs to do for your targeted group of people
The 4P
Product what is your product what does it do
Price Sure it is open source and it is free are you going to offer consulting or support services if so how much are you going to charge.
Place What will be your range you want the product to first go out
Promotions Well if you are going to do consulting for your product you might as well add some Linux support too.
These is Marketing 101 in a nutshell.
Basic marketing isn't trying to trick people into getting your product but finding where people would like your product.
Sure your product may not have a big following that is ok there are a lot of small software companies to make software to a lot of big players. I myself when I worked as a consultant myself made software for many large companies that was custom for them even if there was Open Source alternatives I created code and documentation for them so the code is theirs and with No strings attached.
For Open Source tools the trick is to make sure that you are willing to back it up and if fail it is possible for others to pick it up.
Open Source Projects do die sometimes so do closed source product. However there are people making closed source products and selling them. The fact that it is open source and has a small comunity isn't an excuse. You just need to market the product
Because I want an oversized phone and a slow limited laptop.
Well it is a case your data is better of on your own system in an ideal world... But we don't live in one.
Chances are your IT will not get the funding it deserves. You will be put on projects that distract you from maintaining a server. If you have a good cloud company their job is to make sure their systems are running have over redundant systems... All this stuff if you gave you bill to your boss he will tell you to back up on USB drives.
Backing up from the cloud or to the cloud is a good idea in general.
But most companies do not have the infrastructure the cloud has and the cloud comany can probably keep it running for cheaper.
If you are a small company you may have 1 administrator if you are good. But a Mid Sized Cloud company may have 20. If they are vacations or sick days there is still people doing coverage...
If you work for a company that has a large IT then you may need a cloud and you are better off.
A Cloud isn't the perfect solution. But it is good for a large subset of people. You should recognize that and embrace it, as it is a technology that is used to fix the right problem for the right solution.
Well Debian goal is to be Pure GNU at all costs even if it effects the end user. That is why they made the Iceweasel name. As they feel because the trademark firefox name makes it unpure.
Ubutnu is a bit lax on this and its goal is to be more focused on its users, and less on being Pure... Hence it allows you to install off of apt the "Non-Free" code, after giving a scary lecture to make people who say yes feel like evil criminals. But in terms of Firefox they are ok with using the trademark. Changing the defualt search is a configuration change not changing firefox so I dont think they would have a real issue with it.
You are making the assumption that your data is safe on your computer.
A delayed patch. Or a file server just sitting there when you forgot to turn back on the firewall after doing some tests. Or just a flaw in your web public web server or a back door that you think only you know about. Someone gets in downloads some stuff cleans or wipes out the data. Do you know you data has been stolen.
Data is only valuable when you use it. If you are going to be perfectly safe were no one can steal it you probably are making it hard or impossible for the data to be used. If someone actually physically steals your data and the equiptment that it was in yes you know it is has been stolen however what is worse you don't have it yourself.
Also there is nothing to say you can't or shouldn't backup from the cloud. Or get your data out. I don't know where that rumer came from... Probably from people who are not willing to make good contracts.
So does your local Computer.
Lets be realistic here. Problems happen, we don't live in a perfect world. I have actually seen more Linux and OS X Crashes then windows crashes in the past 10 years. (And I have seen my fair share of windows crashes)
I have seen computers with an uptime in years however one long power outage knocks it off. Or a backup that failed because a Tape set went bad and we didn't find out until a week too late. Is cloud computing perfect and unbreakable... No. It is probably better then your IT infrastructure Yes, unless you have a lot of money and resources put into keeping your infrastructure going.
Well engineers like to make sure their estimates are pessimistic. 90 days was probably the specification for it to follow so they made sure that it could run for at least 90 days in a basically unknown environment.
So if it only lasted 90 days and it fail they can say victory, even though there was a serious flaw that needed to be fixed. However that will keep the politicians off their back as they analyze the problem.
As we've seen so far, Cloud Computing is a failure in virtually all cases
Details I need details... That is just a wild accusation.
I have seen Cloud Computing succeeding far more then it fails. As well it has opened up the gates so people on different environments can run the same application.
People don't care if it is their desktop system. They want to run what they want and when... They really don't care if it on a server or on their computer. They want the data they are looking for, and the program to run quick enough.
Why does cloud computing limit people to a single vender or network operator? I can use Bing Maps and Gmail...
Oddly enough your data is safer in the cloud then in most peoples hands. Sure you can get the geeky with their own raid and offsite backups... However that isn't the real case. The cloud allows you to put your data in a place where it will have some real infrastructure behind it. And not just one drop away from being lost, and easily stolen.
Even for me the Cloud has saved my butt more then once, The times the Cloud has failed on me was a minor inconvenience...
Just because RMS makes a Rant about the Evil cloud. It doesn't make him right, He just likes to rant about stuff and be overall negitive about anything he didn't think of himself.
Not as much sell more advertising but sell advertising for more.
They are designed to take stresses in one area not others.
Except for the fact that Communist Theory needs everyone to agree with the Communist theory people who do not follow it are breaking the rules... Hence the violence.
The Democratic systems allows for Communist to live and setup their own communes inside our government so we don't need to go and wipe them out.
You know there are some things that Private Companies can do better then the government. Some things the government can do better. And then there are things that companies can do well with the correct regulations.
For some things the government does creates a lot of red-tape and a lot of trying to please the right person and a lot of compromises in order to get everyone happy or at least equally unhappy. Companies have a more direct approach to this, less politics and more getting the job done. So they can make a profit and complete the project under budget.
However... Private firms are focused a lot of keeping profits high and costs low, which could effect quality. For that case you will need government control or at least regulations/oversight to make sure that nothing critical is being cut or skimped on.
Then there are other tasks such as maintenance wich has a defined job this can run will with government control such as Trash,Water, Sewer etc...
So it is really the right organization for the right job. I personally hate the Politics of saying X is better then Y... It is about getting the right balance.