> With speeds like this (~GB) we may be able to forgo updates altogether. Boot the entire OS from the cloud/remote server.
Speed isn't the biggest issue. Reliability is. Until my broadband is as reliable as my power supply, that's not an option I'd tolerate.
> Perhaps then software will become versionless, and we just run the latest and greatest that has been pushed to the public.
That's a terrifying prospect, given that pretty much every major software upgrade I've experienced have broken one or the other feature I like or need. I'll take my software upgrades when I'm prepared, thank you...
My internet service has been more reliable than my electric power for several years now... the power goes out once a year or two, but I still have internet access on batteries.
But I'm like you and prefer to have control over my own software and data. I might use it for tablets or ereaders though.
Speed isn't the biggest issue. Reliability is. Until my broadband is as reliable as my power supply, that's not an option I'd tolerate.
> Perhaps then software will become versionless, and we just run the latest and greatest that has been pushed to the public.
That's a terrifying prospect, given that pretty much every major software upgrade I've experienced have broken one or the other feature I like or need. I'll take my software upgrades when I'm prepared, thank you...