What do you guys think about Windows 8 been a cloud OS?

If I may, I totally think Windows should switch over to a Unix based system! make it like Ubuntu one.... Windows live works good but lacks. NT systems is old, and buggy. Unix is fresh and new, Make the whole OS a part time Cloud. (you sync what you want to the internet folders, files etc.)

I ams till using Windows XP and almost everything on the internet runs on it, except for the latest.

Everywhere is really pushing Cloud based computing, personally I like my files with me on my device and can access my personal data without an internet connection.

I can not work with a cloud based system. Too easy for Microsoft to spy on my system and force updates that mess up what I have worked hard and long to get working. Windows 7 is great but I refuse to use cloud based services. I need data here and now, not there and then.

I doubt it will be a cloud-based OS, because many consumers couldn't live without local apps/storage. I do believe, however, that Microsoft will offer cloud alternatives to most of its local programs to appeal to a wider audience. I doubt that anything in the future would ever be fully cloud based, and I definitely wouldn't stand for that.

I don't think it will be entirely cloud based, there is just to many things that still can't be accomplished in the cloud. For example look at applications such as Photoshop, you can access a limited version online but for the full experience it needs to be installed locally.

I'm sure they will incorporate more cloud features into the operating system (My be access to your Sky Drive without third party applications. If Microsoft made the jump from a desktop OS to a completely Cloud based one a very high percentage of users would not upgrade as they won't have access to files stored on the cloud, this could include things like family videos that are to large to be kept on the cloud.

If they make it cloud based, I will shoot them.

Not a fan of cloud computing. I like to have all my data on me at all times, no matter what.

I like the idea of cloud and at the same time I don't like it. It's easy and fast but I have never liked "Windows Live". For 2 reasons let me explain.

1. I have a Mac and use windows as a part time OS.
2. They need to relize other companies are there and make it easy for us to integrate services like Dropbox and Google Docs. All they seem to want people to use is a very hard to learn how to use and confusing social network called "windows live".

I would like if it is to be a hybrid cloud OS like Joli OS. I can live with that, but a full cloud OS is only good for some tasks.

I would suspect that MS will keep the standard desktop that is there, but will implement a software center like in mac or linux, finally eradicating the need to print physical disks because that would be a good way to save money.

I would expect there to a be a full netbook cloud version, while desktop versions will probably be grounded more off the cloud because desktops often do things that take ages and which could be disrupted by loosing internet connection.

Cloud gaming is probably not going to take off any time soon either.

Being that most computer users now do a lot of tasks that require the internet, a cloud OS is a logical step forward. I would say that 80% of the time I use my computer i'm using something to do with the internet, whether watching TV, updating my files via drop box or checking my e-mail.

I still have to do more testing with office live or google docs as so far I don't like their interfaces. That's the main drawback with some of these cloud applications at the moment.

I've worked with the hybrid cloud os, Joli OS so far and it has been quite good, but this does have local applications so if the net does die then you can still work.