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Kzoellner on 23 August 2013
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Kzoellner said:
Machiavellian said:
Kzoellner said:
Let us talk about the cloud or what most of us call it.... The internet. I get people like to be connected. But lets be real. If netflix uses 33% of all the "internet" resource in 2012. (http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57546405-93/netflix-gobbles-a-third-of-peak-internet-traffic-in-north-america/) Would the cloud turn into a storm and cry from the X1 overload?

So let me ask you this question.  When the Xbox (first one) ditched dial up and went for broadband only what happen.  Next thing you know you have this device that only use broadband and adoption of broadband started to climb.  Next thing you know Sony does the same and no one very looked back.  Companes invested more money into broadband because of more subs.  This will be the same with the net as of today.  With just about every device connected to the net, more money gets invested into provide these services.  Now you see more MP only games coming out.  You see more companies investing into build more cloud solutions and developing more robust infrastructure to service these solutions.  So to believe the net will stay static is not thinking about how things work.  When more money is invested by users in a space then more investors looking to make a profit will improve that service.  


Interesting thought and great question.  How much has been invested in infrustructure?  Most redditors have witness the cloud falling of the Amazon enviroment.  It does not take much to overload a neighbor hub on a street for an ISP.  Hence why they make a killing charging different amounts for different pipes.  I would love to see the cloud grow with amazing applications.  It already has.  JavaScript use to be nothing but a toy for developers in lower langauges.  Now it is considered one of the most powerful lanaguages out there to know. 

Still... Take the time to notice lag or drive 50 miles into the woods and lose cell phone reception in North America. The cloud is only as strong as its connection to homes and businesses.  

Also... To top it off.  Probably realistically the only companies that help make the internet what it is today with technologies would be the p*rn industry.