Will computing flow like electricity?

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Utility computing for home users, not business.

If the published data that 90+ percent of all Windows computers
are infected with virus and spyware, then the average home user
would definitely benefit from a thin client machine running
software on an isp server. For the most part they are clueless,
and will download and click on things until their shiny new Dell
XP computer crawls to a stop. And when it does it isn't a big
deal when they can't play games, read email, or surf.

So they would have a reliable machine when their thin client was
working and not be greatly inconvenienced if it didn't
occasionally.

On the other hand, there are few businesses that can afford to
take the chance of closing their doors because Johnny Backhoe
cut their Internet connection. These small-medium businesses
they discuss can seldom get or afford redundant Internet
connections from multiple vendors, brought the "last mile"
through circuits that are physically separated for security.

Running your company on remote servers without this kind
redundance would be insane.

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