When it comes to the comparison between cars and computers, I think the electric cars are pretty much what the cloud services are going to be in respective areas, impact-wise. Both the electric cars and the cloud services mean severe change in the dynamics and economy of how the world is probably going to look like, which we may actually witness to unfold. Speaking of cars, think about gas stations. For now, very few parts of the world offer evolved infrastructure for electric cars loading up in hyperefficient or even semi-efficient manner. There are various kinds of these loaders - or how is it called. Understandably, Tesla is the tech leader, but those are luxurious cars indeed, nonetheless the technology is slowly approaching middle and lower grade standards as well. I know Smart offers something in that line. Now, gas stations will certainly provide traditional fuels for a long time to come, but how will they manage shifting of balance? They will become more of recreational centres perhaps, allowing customers to have some leisure while the electric car charges up for a good while that it takes, depending again on the quality of infrastructure employed. For now, I would honestly not buy an electric car, due to the lack of sensible common infrastructure for it in my area.
Think about cloud services in this context. The same very problem, namely, the lack of proper infrastructure, but this time, we talk about the Internet. Few people, in my guess, will actually buy Google Stadia PRO, because simply their Internet limitations will hardly anyhow allow them to even make better sense of the Google Stadia Basic. For those new to the topic: both the mentioned options address the quality of streaming, with the "PRO" service going further than the "Basic", which increases Internet bandwidth consumption. Even though there is little doubt the future - perhaps more distant future - belongs to the cloud services, for now, it is quite a vague option, reserved only for certain geographical areas, where the infrastructure is considered not yet ready to swiftly handle the extended standard but just good enough to have a start.
We may also unfortunately experience the effects of some corruption going on behind the scenes, slowing down the progress of adaptation to new technologies taking over the market. Simply, corporations primarily selling hardware cannot allow themselves to loose profitable, sometimes the only real fields of making profit.
Analogous problems could address both the electric cars, as well as the cloud services.
It is thrilling nonetheless to observe the changes progressively occur.
EDIT:
Perhaps with the electric cars, rechargeable and replaceable batteries could be a significant improvement.
Think about cloud services in this context. The same very problem, namely, the lack of proper infrastructure, but this time, we talk about the Internet. Few people, in my guess, will actually buy Google Stadia PRO, because simply their Internet limitations will hardly anyhow allow them to even make better sense of the Google Stadia Basic. For those new to the topic: both the mentioned options address the quality of streaming, with the "PRO" service going further than the "Basic", which increases Internet bandwidth consumption. Even though there is little doubt the future - perhaps more distant future - belongs to the cloud services, for now, it is quite a vague option, reserved only for certain geographical areas, where the infrastructure is considered not yet ready to swiftly handle the extended standard but just good enough to have a start.
We may also unfortunately experience the effects of some corruption going on behind the scenes, slowing down the progress of adaptation to new technologies taking over the market. Simply, corporations primarily selling hardware cannot allow themselves to loose profitable, sometimes the only real fields of making profit.
Analogous problems could address both the electric cars, as well as the cloud services.
It is thrilling nonetheless to observe the changes progressively occur.
EDIT:
Perhaps with the electric cars, rechargeable and replaceable batteries could be a significant improvement.