Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder, Richard Stallman (2008)(theguardian.com)

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Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder, Richard Stallman (2008)

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/sep/29/cloud.computing.richard.stallman

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I think one of the bigger (but not necessarily earliest) indicators of the 'trap' potential in public conscience was when Adobe started moving to its "creative cloud" solution. There were constant debates about its usefulness vs the trap. Sadly it seems that the former won out with people overwhelmingly in favour of the new 'ecosystem'. It's only now (about 10 years later) that the signs are emerging which include the recent 'AI' training, the pricing, as well as difficulties involved in cancelling.

As a whole we're generally slow in realizing the problem, with the early naysayers being treated as a nuisance. Other platforms show similar signs of being a trap as well, basically any platform where we're "locked in" for our own good... but I don't know if we'll learn from past lessons.

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