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In my opinion it is a fundamental axiom of computer science that some local storage will always be necessary. We've just seen AMD put SSDs directly onto a video

In my opinion it is a fundamental axiom of computer science that some local storage will always be necessary. We've just seen AMD put SSDs directly onto a video card [1] for precisely the reason that local bandwidth is supremely important, as use cases at the endpoint always swamp remote bandwidth. Just as we get to gigabit to the home, we are on the cusp of needing 100 gigabit to the display as things like VR and 360-degree video catch on (AMD's SSG will give us 50 of those gigabits). The history of computing has always seen this: remote bandwidth grows exponentially, but so does local bandwidth need, from an order of magnitude higher starting point, meaning the former never catches up with the latter. This is why I believe this business strategy to be doomed. [1] http://semiaccurate.com/2016/07/25/amd-puts-massive-ssds-gpus-calls-ssg/ http://semiaccurate.com/2016/07/25/amd-puts-massive-ssds-gpu...

mrclubfoot 10y ago
It's not so much that local storage will go away, but more that its role will change from a place where you "store" original content to a place where you "cache" content. As people move away from owning a single computer to owning multiple different devices that all produce content, it seems logical that you would move the "truth" of your data to the cloud.
- vegabook 10y ago
  but that's Dropbox. So contrary to what the article asserts, this is just another dropbox.
  - dougperkins 10y ago
    Are they trying to claim that it's better than dropbox for viewing your content. Like just a better UI or what?
    - vegabook 10y ago
      well to raise 77 million something in their pitch is working. I'm guessing it's implicitness, ie, unlike actual local directories, as in dropbox et al, you'll just see the cloud, but there will still be a fat, local, cache. So really it's just a thin layer of abstraction on Dropbox and IMO that's very easily copyable by dropbox which is already moving in that direction. Basically, technically, nothing to see here folks. But someone in this shop must have good stage skills.

mrclubfoot 10y ago

It's not so much that local storage will go away, but more that its role will change from a place where you "store" original content to a place where you "cache" content. As people move away from owning a single computer to owning multiple different devices that all produce content, it seems logical that you would move the "truth" of your data to the cloud.

vegabook 10y ago
but that's Dropbox. So contrary to what the article asserts, this is just another dropbox.
- dougperkins 10y ago
  Are they trying to claim that it's better than dropbox for viewing your content. Like just a better UI or what?
  - vegabook 10y ago
    well to raise 77 million something in their pitch is working. I'm guessing it's implicitness, ie, unlike actual local directories, as in dropbox et al, you'll just see the cloud, but there will still be a fat, local, cache. So really it's just a thin layer of abstraction on Dropbox and IMO that's very easily copyable by dropbox which is already moving in that direction. Basically, technically, nothing to see here folks. But someone in this shop must have good stage skills.