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Sunday, 2 December 2012

Desktop take flight

Posted to The Age (30/11/12) on 2/12/2012 at 10:18 AM
Commenting on "Desktop take flight"

http://www.theage.com.au/business/property/tale-of-two-cities-a-happy-story-for-inner-suburbs-20121026-28b7t.html

To understand the psyche of this, one must understand why PC (PERSONAL computer) / desktop computer was invented and promoted. Certain things will always remain as private and confidential, and Cloud storage does not fit the bill.

Other reasons are about ownership and control. Ownership uplifts one's status, and with that comes with perceived power and control. In larger organisations, such culture of hierarchy and positions still prevails.

When the whole world goes Cloudy one day, there will be no locked filing cabinets or drawers in all workplaces.