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Technology Stocks : Web Desktops, Web Applications, Thin Client
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To: Jay Lowe who wrote (8)12/2/1999 2:36:00 PM
From: Frank A. Coluccio  Read Replies (3) of 68
 
"More specifically, you cannot view my web-desktop documents except perhaps by capturing the data stream or impersonating me."

My concern wouldn't be limited to other users, but the service providers, themselves. Many have a problem with this, or by others who would invoke authority to do surveillance such as law enforcement, even if it's only 'packet headers,' never mind data, itself. It's a real concern that I believe will become more widespread, especially by enterprises whose employees telecommute, as the awareness of accounts of privacy intrusion escalate over time.

I like the idea of key encryption between the user and their own virtual partition on the SP's server. Give me that, and I'm a customer... almost:
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Some of the more obvious drivers for deferring to a 'net based server would be the processing power, and the amount of storage required --along with backup administration of same-- to provide comparable services on the desktop. These would be aside from the other obvious incentives of receiving upgrades which were near free from hassle and financial cost (which would be absorbed almost transparently by the b-b subscription fee). Or, am I assuming too much here?

Processing speeds are approaching 1 GHz for the throw away PC now, and storage is almost a moot point as it gets smaller and cheaper. How do you regard these offsetting qualities of late re the attractiveness of the model which you are proposing? Frank
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