> We need to rethink this model. This problem is inherent to client/server software, and there are really only three ways to do it: 1. The server side of clie

> We need to rethink this model. This problem is inherent to client/server software, and there are really only three ways to do it: 1. The server side of client/server is centralized and run by corporations 2. The server side is decentralized, meaning everyone has their own server 3. Abandon the server, clients connect directly to each other without a server intermediating Option 3 would be ideal, but would require significant technological advances - it'll be a lo0ong time before bandwidth is cheap enough that Kim Kardashian can serve photos and movies to all of her fans direct from her phone. Option 1 is what we have now, and is terrible in a variety of ways. Option 2 would be hard but is not obviously impossible, so still our best bet - sure, it's not viable now, but it sure seems like it could be, if an iphone's worth of r&d were put in to it. I would honestly be amazed if no one at Amazon is working on such a thing, since no one would benefit more than AWS from a future in which a cloud VM becomes one of the things that most middle-class families rent monthly.