$99 Xbox 360 subscription service, what it could mean

Posted by on May 10, 2012 in Blog, gaming, internet, Technology | 0 comments

Software as a service or in this case membership and usage as a service is knocking on the door. The days of buying a game for $30 and playing it forever may be on the way out. All the big companies out there see a subscription model as easy money, like the cell phone companies do. Microsoft is about to launch a $99 Xbox with a monthly sub of $15. There will be a nasty termination fee if you lose your job and need to back out of the...

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What happens when a cloud type company with hardware goes out of business?

Posted by on May 6, 2012 in Blog, cloud, computer backups, hardware, internet appliance, Technology | 3 comments

Something that has been on my mind recently is the fact that cloud type businesses are bombarding us from every direction. Suddenly everything is “out in the cloud” or just “out there”, well my question is what happens when a cloud type business fails and you depend on them? There is no way all of these cloud businesses are going to make it, they will get weeded out and some will go under. Cloud = Internet.  A cloud...

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