Cloud computing is basically a farmed out OS and underlying software. We can argue all the intricacies about it, but that’s the nuts and bolts. It’s like a dumb terminal, except of having the server in house you are connecting through “the cloud” to your OS. CherryPal has announced that they are coming out with a personal cloud computer. It’s a facinating idea, but would you use it?
Playing on the success of Asus’ EEE box lines, Max Seybold, the creator is banking a lot on this idea. And the idea is a big one in a small box. The CherryPal has the following specs:
The box consumes 2 Watts of energy. But the big plus for a lot of users is going to be the maintenance. Users wouldn’t have to do updates or security fixes. They wouldn’t have to worry about viruses or malware. And backups, one of the banes of computer usage, happen automatically. Now, for a vast majority of non-technical users, that will probably sound like a utopian scenario. But for experienced users, obviously, that sounds like big hand cuffs. But, for $249, the price is right. And the market seems poised for something like this.
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