不是我說的，是Richard Stallman說的。(本文以下引述皆來自這篇Guardian新聞來源)
“It’s stupidity. It’s worse than stupidity: it’s a marketing hype campaign,”
不只GNU長輩這樣說，連Oracle大長輩Larry Ellison也說了以下的話：
“The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we’ve redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do,
Stallman用了”stupidity”這個字眼來形容cloud computing，Ellison則是用了”gibberish+insane+idiocy”三個關鍵字來加強他的火力。
最後Stallman除了情緒性發言外，也提出了滿有道理的反cloud computing觀點：
“One reason you should not use web applications to do your computing is that you lose control,” he said. “It’s just as bad as using a proprietary program. Do your own computing on your own computer with your copy of a freedom-respecting program. If you use a proprietary program or somebody else’s web server, you’re defenceless. You’re putty in the hands of whoever developed that software.”
記者則是解讀為Stallman支持裝在電腦上的軟體。嗯，繼Woz之後，Stallman未來也許也該考慮加盟微軟…
Mr.6也發過一篇專文論Cloud Computing，在此分享一下我的回應：
Hi Mr.6, the following links are for your reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_plus_services
http://www.zdnet.com.tw/news/software/0,2000085678,20130785,00.htm
Per Microsoft’s Chinese definition, 『「雲」「端」運算』 is a combination of services on the cloud and native software based on a desktop OS.
It doesn’t matter how tricky the definition is, it’s how-many-people discussing-about-it that matters. : P
- Tim
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@Tim,
Do you work at MSFT?
I hear that their team training at Redmond HQ is quite good, and better than googleplex . Congrats.
BTW, the cloud computing from your point of view ( or even Richard, Larry…) are still partial right and wrong.
Here are my parts.
The right part is: Marketing.
You can see and feel that the hardware marketing is growing. And from small to huge Corp in hosting business reuse their hardware and hookup with cloud. Amazon S3 indeed saves other popular sites’ money on electric bill and speed bottleneck.
The wrong part is: the future of mobile, OS and home computing. Cloud is a prospect and infrastructure.
Imaging you stay at home without pc, turn on your TV and hookup the net. Enjoy TV program with instant message and email. If you insist, a remote button popup a small window for your to type or browse web for info….
These are embedded thin client computing. And cloud computing can do difficult job. Corps. have to do the infrastructure to make it works. That’s it.
However, you will argue against me that these techniques already exist. Of course, but how about home computing without pc? or I mean _without_ a computing box? Well, it turns out you might feel that the cloud computing involved a tricky business strategic, and a predictable vision, right? Oh, how about your new Midori/Singularity microkernel OS? Some rumors said that it’s thin client for the cloud anyway.
Computer science exists so many naming problems to the new techniques. Some are business purposes and some are just show off as self-2-celebrity. it might be better to look into them and think, think different and recursion.
BTW, this is the first time I post here. I found you like to quote and think. That’s great. No matter who and what you want to focus on, I suggest you can meme Mr.6 writing style. Write your article a little longer, and detail in comparing and research. Plus what do you think, your feeling or your rants. We need more good contents filling up the gap of tech and business info liked Mr.6 does. Thx.
Hi jenhsun,
Thanks for your comment, I really appreciate.
I totally agree with your points that Cloud Computing in 2008 is mostly a publicity stunt, and there should be more press/blog articles articulate the benefits via technological viewpoints.
However, not all audiences are created equal, up to now, I believe what tech BigCos are trying to do jointly is to re-introduce the term to “the main stream” (those outside the profession of computer science), instead of the tech savvy crowd who already understood the term 5-10 years ago.
Media are good at (over)generalizing a complex term and introducing it to early/late majorities. Without media’s help, no technology could cross the Adoption Chasm.
As a tech guy, you may despise these journalists/bloggers, but they are making the communication process effective and educating the potential buyers.
Sometimes, customers tend to use a product/service more once they know what they are using. “Yes, I’m part of the could computing revolution!” It’s this sort of “I-know” feeling that triggers word-of-mouth which in tern helps speed up the adoption rate.
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As for my blogging style, squeezing more time on analyzing a topic/issue and sharing my ideas in a longer post is what I’m longing to do. But this seems not to be able to happen soon since my quality time has been fully occupied by day job. I’ll keep up sharing quotes and quick thoughts though. : )
Hi, Tim
“However, not all audiences are created equal, up to now, I believe what tech BigCos are trying to do jointly is to re-introduce the term to “the main stream” (those outside the profession of computer science), instead of the tech savvy crowd who already understood the term 5-10 years ago. ”
Of course, That’s why I said the tech field has so many naming problem. People don’t understand at the beginning, then they just create a new one, add some tweaking and concept to cover up.
“Media are good at (over)generalizing a complex term and introducing it to early/late majorities. Without media’s help, no technology could cross the Adoption Chasm.
As a tech guy, you may despise these journalists/bloggers, but they are making the communication process effective and educating the potential buyers. ”
That’s why the birth of Web2.0 and social network. I believe until now there still have so many people not quite understand the meaning. Moreover, IMHO, some bloggers like Paul Graham, DHH etc are just businessman to me. No matter what, I always encourage people should _think independently_ since the current information’s literally overflow.
“Sometimes, customers tend to use a product/service more once they know what they are using. “Yes, I’m part of the could computing revolution!” It’s this sort of “I-know” feeling that triggers word-of-mouth which in tern helps speed up the adoption rate.”
No sure what you implied of. Anyway I think that’s human nature. Mentally people afraid to miss their bus, lose the trend and face aging, etc. I believe it’s psychology domain and nothing to do with tech. How about a good restaurant near you that you don’t know?
“As for my blogging style, squeezing more time on analyzing a topic/issue and sharing my ideas in a longer post is what I’m longing to do. But this seems not to be able to happen soon since my quality time has been fully occupied by day job. I’ll keep up sharing quotes and quick thoughts though..”
Never mind what I suggested. That’s why I tried blogging but closed in just a month. It needs passion and patience after all.