Google, IBM join in 'cloud computing' research

Google and IBM are investing to build large data centers that students can tap into over the Internet to program and research remotely, which is called "cloud computing."
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Great initiative

It's a great opportunity for students to learn and research things at par with the fiery Internet applications and programs the likes of google operates with.

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Too Limiting

It's great to see "cloud computing" getting off the ground. We're out of the fog. However,...

Both Microsoft and IBM fail to address the fact that not all great computing talent originates in universities. I knew how to program 3 years before I attended a single class, and I was a late bloomer. There are plenty of kids in high school, middle school, and some in grade school, who are so talented that they may never have the time to attend a single day of college. They will be hired when they leave high school...if not before. The current initiative does nothing to address the need to support the often astounding efforts of our youth.

Enabling our children to participate in cloud computing would help children, science, and a company's bottom line. Too often, Microsoft and IBM hire people with doctorates and years of experience and ignore supposedly "lesser" human beings. The fact is, the most fundamental reason both companies have competition is because competitors are more willing to accept raw talent.
By better preparing our youth, those who do choose to attend a university will be better prepared to do so and will be more likely to excel.

The most brilliant teacher I had was a Systems Analysis and Assembly Language instructor with only a B.S. I doubt that she ever obtained more than a B.S. She was always too much in demand.