I dug this article up on Toms
Will Google Finally Be The One?
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/128287-28-will-google-finally
And that got me thinking, after reading about how Windows 8 Win will start implementing cloud integration into their operating system (mostly to prevent pirating by checking the kernel it sounds like for now), with google on track of building everything in the cloud, with cloud computing taking off, and with Microsoft wanting to stay big (their now playing catchup into the cloud arena google has already been on the ball), it begs the question, is the client OS on its way out?
Yes your going to need some sort of local OS, but how much of an OS will there be? To me, the future OS looks to be thin, with a combination of caching mechanisms for when one is offline, combined with accessing all your applications and data in the cloud, which then begs the next question, your privacy, how much are you willing to give up for the convenience of the cloud?
What is everyone's take on this route which everything seems to be going this way?
Will Google Finally Be The One?
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/128287-28-will-google-finally
And that got me thinking, after reading about how Windows 8 Win will start implementing cloud integration into their operating system (mostly to prevent pirating by checking the kernel it sounds like for now), with google on track of building everything in the cloud, with cloud computing taking off, and with Microsoft wanting to stay big (their now playing catchup into the cloud arena google has already been on the ball), it begs the question, is the client OS on its way out?
Yes your going to need some sort of local OS, but how much of an OS will there be? To me, the future OS looks to be thin, with a combination of caching mechanisms for when one is offline, combined with accessing all your applications and data in the cloud, which then begs the next question, your privacy, how much are you willing to give up for the convenience of the cloud?
What is everyone's take on this route which everything seems to be going this way?