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Cloud Desktops could be how next generation Desktop computing looks like, i am just not sure how fast we can get over latency and bandwidth limits, especially if you consider coming standards like 4K+, so in the meantime it will probably evolve the way it already does with desktop apps that talk to the cloud but run locally. But for normal office work, eg, Ms Office, this is already fine.

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The network is what kills this idea before it leaves the womb.

Everyday ISPs/Content Providers are constricting the pipes more and more.

All the physical equipment and meatspace savings from this will vanish[shift rather] and the network costs will take their place.

I seriously doubt this claim that the network costs will be at all significant.

So the access providers will change their behavior on the basis of your serious doubt?

Will they add new infrastructure and absorb that cost without price increases?

Netflix's issues with ISPs is actually a counter example to my position?

As time goes on, we'll use less data rather than more?

Video[GUIs are video] require a lot of transfers even when you have good connections/protocols. I do remote work[a lot] and I have a typical uplink and it stinks. I use CLI/SSHFS as much as possible to avoid lags and it is still laborious.

Still on the other hand things like Onlive/Gaikai realtime game streaming are really quite impressive and responsive. But they obviously had cost issues as well and it remains to be seen when that experience would be possible in real 1080p at a high bitrate. Not even thinking about 4K here...

I waiting for Plan9 to show up.

No no, that's already been done. I've got my eye on Scheme9.

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