ob·fus·cate
* Synonyms: baffle, becloud, befuddle, bewilder, *cloud*, complicate,
conceal, confound, darken, fog
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_Not every cloud has a silver lining_
There's something you won't see mentioned by too many advocates of cloud
computing – the main attraction is making money from you
* Cory Doctorow
* guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 2 September 2009 18.00 BST
The tech press is full of people who want to tell you how completely
awesome life is going to be when everything moves to "the cloud" – that
is, when all your important storage, processing and other needs are
handled by vast, professionally managed data-centres.
Here's something you won't see mentioned, though: the main attraction of
the cloud to investors and entrepreneurs is the idea of making money
from you, on a recurring, perpetual basis, for something you currently
get for a flat rate or for free without having to give up the money or
privacy that cloud companies hope to leverage into fortunes...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/02/cory-doctorow-cloud-computing
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