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January 05, 2011
Apple: Apple Patent Hints at Net-Booting Cloud Strategy
New patent by Apple hints at intent to provide network computers that boot via net.
Apple Patent Hints at Net-Booting Cloud Strategy - Slashdot
An anonymous reader writes
"Apple has received a patent that hints at the intent of providing network computers that will boot through a 'net-booted environment.' It may seem that Apple is moving slowly into the cloud computing age and that it has many assets that are simply not leveraged in what could be a massive cloud environment that could cause more than just a headache for Google and Microsoft. However, it appears that Apple has been working for some time on an operating system, conceivably a version of a next-generation Mac OS or iOS, that could boot computers and other devices via an Internet connection."
http://www.conceivablytech.com/4886/business/apple-to-challenge-google-and-microsoft-with-cloud-os/
Posted by Staff at January 5, 2011 01:51 AM