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I really don't like this thin client future we're heading towards.

• Frost1x 6y ago
  Its VNC all the way down. Since tech trends seem to go in cycles and rediscover reasons why shifts occurred in the first place, give it another 5-10 years for people to realize providers managing everything isn't always (or even usually) in their best interest. It's only in the financial interest of those pushing this path forward. Its IBM, all over again. On the bright side, somewhere in the swing from personal computing back to centralized computing models, I feel we hit a nice balance that made sense. Leverage the benefits and competitive marketing in personal computing when needed and aspects of centralized computing when it makes sense. Neither extreme is really all that great. Let's hope we can find that nice balance point again because where a bit too heavy on centralized computing IMHO.
  • Accujack 6y ago
    They make too much money on the back and forth "next big thing" to stop doing it. Market analysts sell them on the idea that the next big thing might be a huge competitive advantage and a disruptive technology, so the "smart" companies embrace it. There's also a lack of knowledge in present corporate management (at least in the US) generally speaking where the higher ups will reward apparent progress or activity without considering whether that activity is positive or negative long term. All that matters is that managers appear to be doing something, and when the sales people hand them a full narrative explaining how the next big thing will benefit their company, they accept it because they literally don't have to think or answer any of the hard questions to appear to be doing something useful/positive for their company. It's sad, but I have hopes that as the old generation ages out of control of corporations that newer, smarter ones will form.