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Web-as-OS vs, virtual PCs

There's enough desktop power to shell OSs as "applications" within a host OS, and thus support your applications of choice, regardless of OS. The downside is the extra cost of OS licenses, and the currently non-seamless nature of this process.

The advantage of this over using the web as application UI/API, is that you don't dissolve the edge between your system and "the cloud".

Given the current malware situation, including the infection of web host servers, there's a large suspension of disbelief required to swallow the re-packaged "Net PC" concept of SaaS and data held in "the cloud".

Do you really want to entrust your data safety and privacy to a server under someone else's control - or wherever else this is either subcontracted or maliciously re-directed?

Posted by: cquirke   Posted on: 03/27/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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