tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633360981582488960.post3590557168233626167..comments2023-06-15T11:39:41.736-04:00Comments on J. Rhoads Research / formerly MobyApp: What happened to my Comic Book collection? Comic Books in the Cloud!?!Jerry Rhoadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09859815585361228870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633360981582488960.post-80245962966666883572010-02-26T10:12:54.830-05:002010-02-26T10:12:54.830-05:00Justin, True dat on the iCantAfford this! And I ag...Justin, True dat on the iCantAfford this! And I agree the cloud has its issues, so do Windows Servers, Adobe Acrobat, and other products --and we still use them. What the industry is focusing on is the Cloud concept or a limited footprint in an Organization. For instance at my place of employment, we are building a "cloud" using IBM WebSphere, making communications with other systems a "service" that we provide. New applications will take advantage of these services --hence they do not have to develop these interfaces. What I propose is taking it one step further and eliminate or reduce the desktop computer as we can take advantage of exiting services (cloud programs) --be they on the net or in our datacenter. Seems that this is the way the industry is going with Google Chrome, iPad/touch/phone and today Dell just stepped into the arena! We are looking at a true Paradigm shift.Jerry Rhoadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859815585361228870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633360981582488960.post-73634362954710215982010-02-24T22:42:02.635-05:002010-02-24T22:42:02.635-05:00I think this is an excellent market for Apple to s...I think this is an excellent market for Apple to seek out. However, I don't buy that the cloud will consume everything. Actually, Apple may in fact hurt their chances by moving into the cloud with the iPad. Apple is notoriously over-priced for their products, and the iPad is most certainly no exception. The price model they are using will only attract individuals with the extra income, or yuppies who are so addicted to Apple that they would buy something entitled iCrud if it was a convincing aronym (Computer Revolutionizing User Design... there ya go). <br /><br />Pepsi brought people over because they could offer the kids a better product at the same price. But college students and the targetable market who save for the MacBook, the iPhone, the iPod, iPod Touch... now there's another iDevice? I feel that Apple's pricing model is quickly becoming the iCantAffordThis.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727667305683907274noreply@blogger.com