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Uber-great analogyUber-great analogyPosted Oct 8, 2008 7:46 UTC (Wed) by khim (subscriber, #9252)In reply to: analogy with septic systems by JoeBuck Parent article: Stallman vs. Clouds (Linux Journal)
But imagine if, instead of having the water system as a public utility, there were companies that would provide you with plumbing for free, but that they would run chemical analysis of what went down your toilet, and use the info to send you ads. Why this analogy is so great? It's easy: if you think about it Japan is half-way there. No, they are not sending an ads, they are sending fines if you dump something illegal (or just dump too much grease in water). But the idea has potential... Your financial information, your love letters? You financial information is already mostly "in the cloud" and was there for last 50 years or so. How may financial transactions you do without help of a bank? How many with help of a bank? If it's good enough for finances, why it's not good enough for your love letters?
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