Woz(niak): Cloud computing trend is 'horrendous'

[steve2470]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/06/wozniak_cloud_will_be_horrendous/

The risks of cloud computing will be "horrendous", Steve Wozniak said last night, in a statement that will set eyeballs rolling at Apple - the company he co-founded with Steve Jobs.

The bearded designer of the Apple II is prone to off-message statements, but the latest one takes a dig at an area Apple has just invested a lot of money in: the cloud. Apple's iCloud online backup storage product was launched a year ago and plays a prominent role in the company's iOS and Mac OS X operating systems.

Woz thinks data storage and processing in the cloud will lead to disaster: "I really worry about everything going to the cloud," he said, reported by AFP. "I think it's going to be horrendous. I think there are going to be a lot of horrible problems in the next five years."

Woz also worried about ownership in a world of floating cloud-based content:

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[hlthe2b]

1. He voices my concerns...

Why would one want to put everything out there for whatever nefarious reason they might have for accessing it/destroying it/using it?

[liberal N proud]

2. I have held judgment on the cloud.

It has it's uses, but some of the things they are using it for are troublesome.

Our company uses SharePoint from Microsoft all offsite. Convenience of access from anywhere but cumbersome, slow and has compatibility with some file types.

Photo sharing sites are examples of the cloud that work, but I would have a backup of photos I valued.

I have a company pushing a cloud application currently and I have been holding them off.

[rDigital]

3. Cloud = Easy Carefree Warrant-less Search & Seizure. NT : (

[HopeHoops]

4. He's right.

[ElboRuum]

5. Woz is right to be concerned.

Once you lose control of your data it isn't yours any more.