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Cloud computing is transforming the way we communicate, argues Forbes magazine, predicting "Storage will find itself more and more removed from the device as thin clients and ubiquitous Internet access give us endless accessibility to our information from anywhere..."

But they also predict that applications will become more robust, since the cloud offers much easier ways to update and distribute software. The first widely popular cloud apps were primitive public/private services like Prodigy, AOL, and Hotmail. (One telecom billing solution company even celebrated their 15th year of providing cloud-based services.) But Forbes attributes the breakout popularity of the cloud to Amazon's AWS service and Apple's iCloud.

1. "transforming the way we communicate," - http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2014/06/10/cloud-not-new-just-a-big-disruption-to-how-we-communicate/
2. "Prodigy" - http://www.wired.com/2014/02/tech-time-warp-prodigy/
3. "AOL" - http://www.wired.com/2013/05/aol-tech-time-warp/
4. "Hotmail" - http://www.wired.com/2013/05/hotmail-rip-thanks-for-all-the-spam/
5. "their 15th year" - http://www.webcdr.com/news/WebCDR-celebrates-its-15th-anniversary

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