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Is Microsoft’s Head in the Cloud?

This is a superb article that helps try and explain to the already well educated in the area of the internet and computers how thing might be in 5-10 years. And I truly believe it will be that soon. It's been very noticeable over the past few years what Google is trying to do. I never knew that this whole concept was called Cloud Computing and am a bit scepitcal of it's label. However, the idea and the goal of "Cloud Computing" is pretty much the next evolutionary step in the world of computing. It's obvious. At least if you think about it anyway.

I've long been a back of Google winning this war but you have persuaded me that Microsoft's intentions aren't necessarily the act of a desperately wounded animal. They have a serious amount of cash and they should use as much as possible right now in order to prepare for the future.

Personally I see the future through web portals. And in that sense Microsoft have an advantage. I see us clicking on our web portal through which ever device we want (be it oven, remote control, phone/mp3 player, laptop or car) and everything that we own is available to us. You don't really need google for that. In fact you don't need microsoft either. You need a host that will hold links to all of the online software programs that you have.

I think the online future only has room for big players if they buy all of the smaller ones. And that can't keep happening. It's all very exciting.