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Leaky abstraction
The idea that "it doesn't matter whether your data is on your hard drive or on the net" is what Joel Spolsky calls a "leaky abstraction". It leaks because local hard drives are thousands of times faster than the fastest internet connections. It leaks because internet connections get cut off or disconfigured, because ISPs sometimes cap downloads.

Local hard drives will always be much faster and more reliable.
Posted by: LordLiverpool   Posted on: 11/08/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Yes, just like we trust banks to keep our money, we will trust service  DonnieBoy | 11/07/06
It's speed more than security  LordLiverpool | 11/08/06
For some applications, there is already very little difference, for others,  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
So, let me get this straight  John Zern | 11/08/06
Web applications will NEVER be the resource hog that Vista is, but sure,  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
eventually is the key word here  April May | 11/08/06
For many, applications, the infrastructure is here now. Take  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
Sorry, I don't buy it....  wjkahlssmd@... | 11/08/06
You had better RUN to your bank right now and withdraw ALL of your money.  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
You miss the point  John Zern | 11/08/06
Wow, since when did Governnent control and insurance solve all porblems in  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
That's just not accurate  April May | 11/08/06
You seem to think that everyone with a digital camara wants to spend hours  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
The bank analogy just doesn't work  April May | 11/08/06
Just get over it, we trust companies all the time. Have you ever flown in  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
Leaky abstraction  LordLiverpool | 11/08/06
You have given reasons for caching data locally, but NO reason for not  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
You may have answered your own question.  John Zern | 11/08/06
Do you not realize that you banking information is also online???  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
Yeah, you're right, I must be stupid  John Zern | 11/09/06
But how will they move the data?  April May | 11/08/06
I don't suppose you ever heard of the technology called "encryption". Do  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
Well,  April May | 11/08/06
It was in the news recently that Google is working on the offline problem,  DonnieBoy | 11/08/06
The data is not accurate  Linux User 1 | 11/08/06
Google wants data in the cloud, not on the desktop  Loverock Davidson | 11/08/06
Who cares where Google wants my data.  osreinstall | 11/08/06
I see Big Brother's hand at work... up Google's arse.  Mr. Roboto | 11/08/06

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