You may recall the excellent seminar on the TED talks series by Kevin Kelly where he explores the future of the internet (posted here on this blog site). In that seminar he mentions "the cloud" as the whole of the interactive web. Here is an article from the Sydney Morning Herald discussing the recent release of a white paper by Microsoft outlining "privacy concerns businesses should consider prior to leaping into the computing 'cloud' ".
Hmmm, why am I not surprised that Microsoft would not be too keen to promote confidence in the Web?
As was discussed in class after watching the TED talks clip, it's interesting to consider what would be the repercussions for the software giant Microsoft if more and more people use the Web rather than the more traditional, Microsoft marketed programs on sale. Now, equally interesting to consider, are the repercussions and significance for the Web if Microsoft are (as I imagine) attempting to undermine public and corporate confidence in the Web. What effect will the Cloud have on the various economic models created by ICT?
Very interesting food for thought and discussion.
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