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2010-09-29 , 18:35
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#488
Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
I see vendor lock-in as being effectively muzzled, or to a much larger degree than they are currently -- vendors cannot force you to use their OS/hardware at threat of no-access to their apps.
No, I mean the prospect of having no capability of running such software on your end, independent of the web-based vendor such that they can yank you around without recourse. It's things like this that resulted in the GPLv3.

I see these technologies as empowering the consumer and the developer and decentralizing control over an entire software ecosystem (and ensuring that it remains relevant after device exhaustion!).
Odd, I see it as a centralization of control by removing the software from your hands completely. Certainly, that's what "cloud" services like OnLive essentially propose.

[quote[This is similar to web Flash games. Sure miniclip.com can host many games, and entice users to visit in order to play, but they cannot (by virtue of the technology) lock users into playing games exclusively through their URL. Even a kid in his basement can host the same game![/quote]
Sure, but that's because with the equipment we have now that's possible. With a locked down appliance, it'd be like trying to do that with a PS3.

But yes, we have yet to see what will come.