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The black boxes are suspicious. They claim to store your data but who really knows what else they do?

Nar. Give me core rope memory any day!

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Yep. they are getting better & 'better'... however, that's not following the modern trend!
The 'Trend' these days, for Computers/Laptops/Tablets/Smartphones, at least as far as
SOFTWARE goes, is to have everything 'Cloud-Based'!! With your 'devices' being relatively
dumb terminals. (OK, you can access all your data from anywhere). The amount of device
Storage will not be the issue.  I understand that, but I HATE that!!   :(
It's just my age, I know, but I want MY Laptops/Tablets etc to be totally self contained with
respect to my Software/Data etc. 
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LOL. I think it’s hilarious how people think server-based computing (which is all the cloud is) is somehow new. It’s not. In the olden days, computers were always shared due to cost. Only later did local (i.e. personal) computers come along. All that’s happened is us coming full circle since we now have good network connections at home and on the go.

The ONLY part that’s new is calling it the cloud instead of a server.
 
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LOL. I think it’s hilarious how people think server-based computing (which is all the cloud is) is somehow new. It’s not. In the olden days, computers were always shared due to cost. Only later did local (i.e. personal) computers come along. All that’s happened is us coming full circle since we now have good network connections at home and on the go.

The ONLY part that’s new is calling it the cloud instead of a server.

I fully understand that the concept/use of 'servers' (and the 'modern' Cloud), is nothing new technology wise.
It's just that "Personal Computing" of recent years did lean away from that, using full dedicated software on
one's own machines/devices. Now it's changing back again, but for different reasons. Apps, Programs, Memory
requirements & Data-Storage have climbed massively high, compared to the older days. So it obviously offloads
the 'grunt' of work to Servers now. As well as obviously allowing all that 'Data' now to be accessed by any other
devices. Great for say 'Architects' etc between various staff on various sites.  I just don't TRUST that yet.  :(
It seems that 'cracking' cloud based servers in NUMEROUS fields, seems to be quite common now.   :o
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Offline voltsandjolts

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LOL. I think it’s hilarious how people think server-based computing (which is all the cloud is) is somehow new. It’s not. In the olden days, computers were always shared due to cost. Only later did local (i.e. personal) computers come along. All that’s happened is us coming full circle since we now have good network connections at home and on the go.

The ONLY part that’s new is calling it the cloud instead of a server.

Hah, you are completely missing the point.
"In the olden days" as you say, there were shared storage servers but they were in the next room, or on campus, or at the very least in your own country.
Now your data crosses international boundaries often with little protection for it and is plundered by third parties. That is the true meaning of cloud.
 

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LOL. I think it’s hilarious how people think server-based computing (which is all the cloud is) is somehow new. It’s not. In the olden days, computers were always shared due to cost. Only later did local (i.e. personal) computers come along. All that’s happened is us coming full circle since we now have good network connections at home and on the go.

The ONLY part that’s new is calling it the cloud instead of a server.

Hah, you are completely missing the point.
"In the olden days" as you say, there were shared storage servers but they were in the next room, or on campus, or at the very least in your own country.
Now your data crosses international boundaries often with little protection for it and is plundered by third parties. That is the true meaning of cloud.
That, too, is an incorrect assumption. Lots of server based computing was international long ago, too. Not as often as now, but it wasn’t rare.
 


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