Comments on: Beware of geeks bearing gifts http://www.biggiantrobots.com/computing-technology/beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/ Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:10:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: binny http://www.biggiantrobots.com/computing-technology/beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-374 binny Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:26:08 +0000 http://www.biggiantrobots.com/?p=812#comment-374 I think what you are going to see is files stored in the cloud by stealth. It would make no sense to hive large files into the cloud. Video is off limits, but there could be a case for music. But general office type documents, photos, any small text like document will be stored in the cloud. All under the promise that you can access it later from any computer,mobile phone, basically any device that is can be connected to the internet. Once Google (or any company for that matter, I'm sure MS won't be far behind) have done that imagine the sort of information they can gather about you. Best of all, you are giving it to them. I think what you are going to see is files stored in the cloud by stealth.

It would make no sense to hive large files into the cloud. Video is off limits, but there could be a case for music. But general office type documents, photos, any small text like document will be stored in the cloud. All under the promise that you can access it later from any computer,mobile phone, basically any device that is can be connected to the internet.

Once Google (or any company for that matter, I’m sure MS won’t be far behind) have done that imagine the sort of information they can gather about you. Best of all, you are giving it to them.

]]> By: moist http://www.biggiantrobots.com/computing-technology/beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-365 moist Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:16:46 +0000 http://www.biggiantrobots.com/?p=812#comment-365 Is there really much need to have personal files stored off-system? The idea has been touted for at least the last 10 years but memory has become so cheap that it really doesn't seem to make much sense to me anymore - large files (eg video edits etc) will take too long to access if off-system and small files may as well be on system as could pretty much fit a word file for every book ever written on to a modern hard disk. Free software, accessed online, I can see being big which might spell the end for applications such as Office and Google entering the OS market is a good thing if only to bugger MS up a bit but online file storage as a priamry option I just can't see much need for. Is there really much need to have personal files stored off-system? The idea has been touted for at least the last 10 years but memory has become so cheap that it really doesn’t seem to make much sense to me anymore – large files (eg video edits etc) will take too long to access if off-system and small files may as well be on system as could pretty much fit a word file for every book ever written on to a modern hard disk.

Free software, accessed online, I can see being big which might spell the end for applications such as Office and Google entering the OS market is a good thing if only to bugger MS up a bit but online file storage as a priamry option I just can’t see much need for.

]]> By: binny http://www.biggiantrobots.com/computing-technology/beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-361 binny Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:28:30 +0000 http://www.biggiantrobots.com/?p=812#comment-361 You might be right. But Google have a history of giving really useful stuff away for free, so people are much more likely to go for it. I think the only reason most people have Windows is because its the default option, not because they know what they are doing. Everyone I have given Linux to can't really tell the difference, and basically just don't care they are not running Windows. As long as they can get on the web, that is all they care about. You might be right. But Google have a history of giving really useful stuff away for free, so people are much more likely to go for it.

I think the only reason most people have Windows is because its the default option, not because they know what they are doing. Everyone I have given Linux to can’t really tell the difference, and basically just don’t care they are not running Windows. As long as they can get on the web, that is all they care about.

]]> By: nikobe http://www.biggiantrobots.com/computing-technology/beware-of-geeks-bearing-gifts/comment-page-1/#comment-360 nikobe Thu, 16 Jul 2009 08:57:54 +0000 http://www.biggiantrobots.com/?p=812#comment-360 As you say people are very weird about anything thats "free" and perceive it as a trick or dodgy in some way. I think in your example of Windows £100 version Google £0 you would still get a majority (non techies) going for the Windows option, they would just be too scared of trying something new. Google would actually be better off if they charged at least something for it. As you say people are very weird about anything thats “free” and perceive it as a trick or dodgy in some way. I think in your example of Windows £100 version Google £0 you would still get a majority (non techies) going for the Windows option, they would just be too scared of trying something new.

Google would actually be better off if they charged at least something for it.

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