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I'm not sure I still see the benefits of cloud computing like there was back when the whole idea of network computing came out. Back then computers and storage was expensive, but you can get a super fast computer for $500 these days that can handle any program except high end video editing.
The proponents of cloud computing back then liked to use the example of the phone system. They would say the phone system is a very complex network and you connect to it via a very simple device, your phone. That's exactly how computing should work, they claimed.
But the problem is, ever since then phones have become more and more sophisticated to the point where most are actually small computers. Within a few years you will be able to run pretty much any program on a phone. So I guess their phone analogy was flawed.
Now, if it's free as opposed to the $400 real version, I can see it getting very popular as long as there are no drawbacks. Privacy isn't an issue because people claim they care about privacy, yet everyone spills their whole lives out on Facebook and Twitter so privacy is a non issue with people if they can get something for free.
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