{"id":24611,"date":"2011-03-12T16:33:32","date_gmt":"2011-03-12T16:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/?p=24611"},"modified":"2011-03-12T18:37:50","modified_gmt":"2011-03-12T18:37:50","slug":"you-can-never-be-too-good-looking-too-slim-have-too-much-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/you-can-never-be-too-good-looking-too-slim-have-too-much-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Never Be Too Good Looking, Too Slim,  Have Too Much Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n                               google_ad_client = \"pub-7021221536180758\"; \/* 468x60, created 11\/11\/09 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"1949837292\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60;\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">The following is by G. A . &#8220;Andy&#8221; Marken, President of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.markencom.com\/index.htm\" onclick=\"_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/www.markencom.com\/index.htm', 'Marken Communications']);\" ><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Marken Communications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> Inc. He has kindly given us permission to republish his thought-provoking article. As with everything that we publish at AlienBabelTech, the opinions expressed are solely those of the individual writer and do not necessarily reflect the views and the <strong>opinions of the rest of the ABT staff.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> \u2013Mark Poppin,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">ABT Senior Editor<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>You Can Never Be Too Good Looking, Too Slim, Have Too Much Storage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24612\" title=\"Untitled-1\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-11.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-11.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-11.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><strong><em>\u201c<\/em><\/strong><em>Probably. \u00a0But it&#8217;s an easy fix. One line of dialogue. &#8216;Thank God we invented the&#8230; you know, whatever device.&#8217;\u201d<\/em> <strong>\u2013 Jeff Megall, Thank You for Smoking, 2005, 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century Fox<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ours is a typical American\/Silicon Valley family \u2013 two early adopters, two chasm straddlers.<\/p>\n<p>Our inventory includes &#8212; four notebooks, three smartphones\/one feature phone, one iPad, two looking, three 500GB external HDs, 2TB home storage, various other PC\/CE devices<\/p>\n<p>The Pew Research Center\u2019s Internet &amp; American Life Project reinforced the fact we can be home now and then and that it\u2019s not just the new, hot, sexy on-the-go gadgets.<\/p>\n<p>Smartphones, tablets (O.K., iPads) are on everyone\u2019s gotta\u2019 have list; but they aren\u2019t the Alpha-Omega for folks.<\/p>\n<p>Nope.\u00a0 If you\u2019re a typical alpha male or female, you have an array of gadgets and a gotta\u2019 get list for the rest.<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Gadget Ownership, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24633\" title=\"Untitled-2\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-26.jpg?resize=480%2C248\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-26.jpg?resize=480%2C248 480w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-26-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-23.jpg\"><\/a><strong>Multi-Device Guy \u2013 <\/strong>Whether you\u2019re marketing smartphones, desktop\/portable computers, music players, tablets, you name it\u2026that\u2019s your world.\u00a0 But real people out there have devices \u2013 multiple devices \u2013 they live, work, play, relax with.\u00a0 Each is great\u2026if only they would talk\/work together.\u00a0 <strong>Source \u2013 Pew Research Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But the camp followers \u2013 fanboys\/girls, stock touters, \u201cothers\u201d &#8212; swear that the Jobs\u2019 machine has reshaped a couple of industries\u2026phones, tablets, computers, OSes, music\/video\/print content, home\/office\/gotta\u2019 go way of life.<\/p>\n<p>Jobs repeated Nick Naylor\u2019s observation, <em>\u201c<\/em><em>It&#8217;s that I&#8217;m not after you. I&#8217;m after them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Granted, the iPhone shook up\/revitalized the smartphone arena.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eric Likes it Too<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It did so well that his great old friend over at Google decided he\u2019d take a stab at it too.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, his phone died on the vine, but his Android OS attracted everyone that they\u2019d take a whack as well.<\/p>\n<p>Jobs opened a little store in the clouds and everyone followed suit\u2026smartphone sales are outta\u2019 sight and going to get even better.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Smartphone Sales Worldwide<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-2.5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24615\" title=\"Untitled-2.5\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-2.5.jpg?resize=300%2C53\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-2.5.jpg?resize=300%2C53 300w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-2.5.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><strong>Half Full, Half Empty \u2013 <\/strong>Smartphones are doing well in the marketplace, but they are still only beginning to take off\u2026there\u2019s a lot of room for growth.\u00a0 The POT (plain old telephone) and featurephone still account for over 80 percent of the worldwide market which is over five billion subscribers.\u00a0 Some even cheat with a feature\/android phone for calls and iPhone for the other stuff.\u00a0 Next big thing?\u00a0\u00a0 Cyberattacks.\u00a0 <strong>Source \u2013 Informa Telecoms &amp; Media<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>RIAA loves him for all that great work.<\/p>\n<p>All the guys\/gals who had dreams of selling a gazillion apps thought what a great guy he was\u2026O.K., so only a few made a couple of bucks.<\/p>\n<p>He looked at all the markets he wanted to tap and shouted out BR\u2019s statement, <em>\u201c<\/em><em>The rest of you people go slam your brains against your desks until something useful comes out!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>It worked so well, Jobs now has the Walmart of apps!<\/p>\n<p>Service providers are delighted because since his unit is still a rotten phone \u2013 don\u2019t kid yourself it isn\u2019t AT&amp;T\u2019s fault and you\u2019ll find out when all those Verizon Kool-Aide drinkers jump on line &#8212; folks are downloading just about everything and spending hours on their devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spit, Polish, Magic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, he took the 10-15 year old tablet made it something new, spectacular\u2026voila &#8212; the iPad.<\/p>\n<p>It may look like an iPhone on steroids, but lots a folks swear it\u2019s a computer.<\/p>\n<p>Their rationale?\u00a0 Well, you can\u2019t make a call with it (ooppss, bad analogy).<\/p>\n<p>But still, you can web surf, work on documents\/presentations, move photos around.<\/p>\n<p>So engineers\/manufacturing folks hunkered down and at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) you\u2019ll see no less than 80 tablets&#8230;suddenly a new\/hot computer category emerges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Projected Tablet Sales<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-31.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24634\" title=\"Untitled-3\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-32.jpg?resize=470%2C297\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-32.jpg?resize=470%2C297 470w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-32-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Next Big Thing \u2013 <\/strong>Probably no one paid more attention when Apple introduced the iPad than the major producers of smartphones and notebook\/netbook computers.\u00a0 Dozens rushed out announcements on their \u201ckillers\u201d and by the end of Q1, you\u2019ll have a dizzying array to choose from running Android or some flavor of Windows and in a wide range of features\/prices.\u00a0 It\u2019s one more device you\u2019ll carry with you\u2026whee!\u00a0 <strong>Source &#8211; IDC<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They\u2019re a good solution for a lot of things people wanted.\u00a0 According to a Forrester study they filled a need:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phone doesn\u2019t meet my needs \u2013 58%<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I like to look things up online when I\u2019m on the go \u2013 48$<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I miss the iNet when away from home, work \u2013 41%<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phone screens are too small to do things besides calls, messages \u2013 60$<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Laptops are too big\/heavy to take everywhere with me \u2013 24%<\/p>\n<p>Then, Jobs\u2019 refreshed the Mac and people thought it was much better than everyone else\u2019s netbook that the iPad was going to kill anyway.<\/p>\n<p>He mumbled something about this was the way computing is going to be now.<\/p>\n<p>A couple of brilliant stockbrokers got so brave as to say, \u201cHey lump all of his stuff together and Apple\u2019s No 1 in PC sales!\u00a0 That should kick up our brokerage fees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>U.S. PC Market Share, Including the iPad<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-4.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-41.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24635\" title=\"Untitled-4\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-41.jpg?resize=479%2C293\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-41.jpg?resize=479%2C293 479w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-41-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Kitchen Sink \u2013 <\/strong>How did Apple \u201csuddenly\u201d become #1 in computers?\u00a0 Simple, the lines of what is\/what isn\u2019t a computer are blurring.\u00a0 Smartphones, tablets, notebooks, netbooks are all computers\u2026more powerful than your desktop of a few years ago.\u00a0 People are increasingly packing up, using them all.\u00a0 You don\u2019t leave home without your phone.\u00a0 You have your notebook with you when you need to do real work.\u00a0 The in between \u201cawkward\u201d times are ideal for a tablet.\u00a0 What\u2019s in your pack?\u00a0 <strong>Source \u2013 Deutsche Bank, IDC<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Makes sense\u2026it\u2019s a fantastic, tightly knit ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Mergall sized up the situation and said, <em>\u201c<\/em><em>Indiana Jones meets Jerry Maguire.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>His ecosystem is so much better sounding than walled garden and you have to admit, the devices play nicely together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-51.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24619\" title=\"Untitled-5\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-51.jpg?resize=300%2C205\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-51.jpg?resize=300%2C205 300w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-51.jpg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>How My Garden Grows \u2013 <\/strong>You might almost think there was some dark, devious plan to slowly bring consumers into the Apple flock so they\u2019d never leave.\u00a0 Whether it was the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad you first touched, first used, Jobs slowly enticed you into his walled garden\/ecosystem.\u00a0 Fortunately, some of us still resist the temptation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>They all have some key things in common:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Instant on performance<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Long battery life<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Light, sleek<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Semiconductor memory<\/p>\n<p>Sure, the iPad\/iPhone user would like more than 32GB storage but the delta for a 64GB unit was huge!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the smartphone users in the family have two 32GB cards in their devices; but still, you\u2019re talking $80-$100 for a 32GB SD card.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Checklist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, a tablet is great for personal and business usage so the two of us are still looking have our specs already in mind:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10, maybe 12 in screen<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SD card slot<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 USB slot<\/p>\n<p>No, the USB slot isn\u2019t for a keyboard \u2013 the screen keyboard takes a little getting used to, but it works really well.<\/p>\n<p>No, with the USB slot you can easily plug in an external HD and today\u2019s drives are nearly as rugged as an SD card and a lot more rugged than the smartphone or tablet!<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and another 500GB drive?<\/p>\n<p>About $60!<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a big spread between chip memory cost and HD cost and only a guy who charges a premium for his products would be willing to cough up that much money in good times or \u2026bad.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24636\" title=\"Untitled-10\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-101.jpg?resize=397%2C298\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-101.jpg?resize=397%2C298 397w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-101-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>NAND vs. HD \u2013 <\/strong>Semiconductor storage has a lot of unique features\/capabilities that make it ideal for a growing number of device applications.\u00a0 There are a few things the technology doesn\u2019t have \u2013 ultra-low cost, ultra-high storage capacity, ultra ultra-high production capacities.\u00a0 The best designs are a balanced use of the two storage solutions for optimum price\/performance.\u00a0 <strong>Source \u2013 Objective Analysis<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With Steve banishing HDs in a <strong><em>Flash<\/em><\/strong> (like that play on words?) the ROW (rest of the world) came to the logical conclusion\u2026HDs are a dying storage medium.<\/p>\n<p>Steve couldn\u2019t be wrong!<\/p>\n<p>But he borrowed from Nick Naylor and responded, <em>\u201c<\/em><em>I didn&#8217;t have to. I proved that you&#8217;re wrong, and if you&#8217;re wrong I&#8217;m right.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>O.K., so he once hired a sugar water salesman, but come on\u2026<\/p>\n<p>He blew past some facts:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Last year, we had .8ZB (Zetabytes) of stuff \u2013 a Zetabyte equals one trillion GB!<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chip producers figure they can knock out 33.5 trillion MB if they really hump (of course, Apple has orders in for about 40+% of their capacity, so the rest can fight over the scraps)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Memory folks have had a tough time balancing between oversupplies\/shortages so profits have suffered (O.K., they\u2019ve been red)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HD folks, with all their capacity per unit, have a tough time keeping up with demand<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hybrid HDs (memory on the front end and capacity in back) are darned fast, very economic<\/p>\n<p>O.K., so let\u2019s say you really wanted to put all the stuff in your house on memory.\u00a0 That sounds reasonable.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s 2-3 TB of storage among family members?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-62.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24626\" title=\"Untitled-6\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-62.jpg?resize=485%2C314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-62.jpg?resize=485%2C314 485w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-62-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Ignore the House \u2013 <\/strong>A groundswell of sentiment that chip storage will kill hard drives ignores the fact that the family lives in a multi-device home that shares information, data, content \u2013 yours and theirs.\u00a0 Households often have 2TB of stuff lying around and the volume continues to grow\u2026some too precious, too private to be trusted to others.\u00a0 <strong>Source \u2013 Coughlin Associates<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The kid wasn\u2019t smart enough to be a neurosurgeon anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, he looked at us like Joey Naylor did and said, <em>\u201c<\/em><em>Please don&#8217;t ruin my childhood.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Score Some Storage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So we pounce on a couple of extra TB desktop drives and a few of the compact, sleek, rugged 500GB units\u2026fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is, even if we throw <strong><em>all<\/em><\/strong> of the storage devices\/technologies together we\u2019re not \u201cquite\u201d at a Zetabyte capacity\u2026total.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-71.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24637\" title=\"Untitled-7\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-71.jpg?resize=417%2C306\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-71.jpg?resize=417%2C306 417w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-71-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Storage Closet \u2013 <\/strong>If storage production folks only had to worry about meeting consumers\u2019 needs, they might be able to keep pace with the new stuff.\u00a0 But the big storage users are businesses, governments, others\u00a0\u00a0 The devices have enabled us to create, repurpose, share, duplicate, enjoy, store a couple of Zetabytes of stuff and storage requirements continue to soar.\u00a0 <strong>Source &#8211; IDC<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In fact, IDC notes that we\u2019ve producing, replicating, copying, sharing, storing, shifting about twice as much content as we have storage\u2026thanks, Steve!<\/p>\n<p>Wait\u2026bet he thought about our content dilemma.<\/p>\n<p>Yep!<\/p>\n<p>Another 500,000 sq ft server farm is about ready to go on in North Carolina and looks like another one is planned \u201cnext door.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24624\" title=\"Untitled-8\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-8.jpg?resize=300%2C227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-8.jpg?resize=300%2C227 300w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-8.jpg 415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Huge Store House \u2013 <\/strong>Tucked in the rolling hills of North Carolina, Apple has opened a 500,000 sq. ft. server facility with plans for a second unit to follow \u201cshortly.\u201d\u00a0 It\u2019s not their only massive farm and it joins operations run by Google, Amazon, IBM, Oracle, you name it who offer storage services for businesses and individuals.\u00a0 Cloud storage clearly sits on the ground.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What is it?<\/p>\n<p>OMG, look at those storage racks.\u00a0 Mile after mile after mile of\u2026HDs!<\/p>\n<p>So much storage, Nick Naylor observed, <em>\u201c<\/em><em>It&#8217;ll make you believe in God.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Think he\u2019s gonna\u2019 rent out cloud services like IBM, Amazon, Google, MS, Oracle or the rest of the big guys?<\/p>\n<p>Well, he did kinda\u2019 tell you way back when he introduced the iPhone\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24625\" title=\"Untitled-9\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-9.jpg?resize=300%2C201\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-9.jpg?resize=300%2C201 300w, http:\/\/alienbabeltech.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Untitled-9.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Hey, He Told You \u2013<\/strong> It wasn\u2019t that Jobs didn\u2019t tell you in advance that his innocent little company was out to change a few businesses.\u00a0 The trouble is, most industry players figured that One Infinity Circle folks were only looking at making another great product, not restructure the way the content industry \u2013 books, newspapers, music, movies, TV \u2013 did business.\u00a0 Who knew???<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t wait to see what similar \u201csolutions\u201d the rest of the folks offer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parallel Universe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It won\u2019t be the same, of course.<\/p>\n<p>More ports\/slots\u2026more apps\u2026less cost.<\/p>\n<p>More capacity?\u00a0 Maybe; 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