Overheard: Positioning CherryPal as the first cloud computer

Solmn  |   Aug 10 2008   4:11AM GMT

Thank you for talking about the CherryPal C100. I think they named it a “fruit” to place it in the home/consumer market, rather than up in the stratosphere. The cloud aspect is not important to the non-techie and the techie won’t be interested in this device, except for its historic value if it does what is promised. I am linking to this page from my blog, CherryPal for Everyone, at cherrypal dot blogspot dot com. I am excited about how the CherryPal can bridge barriers to people who have not had access to computers or the internet because of money, fear, education or other challenges. I will be commenting on my experience of using it on my blog as soon as I get my own CherryPal C100! You can use CODE CPP206 to get your own CherryPal for $10 less than purchase price at Paypal when they are shipping (soon!) The best update I’ve gotten on availability is that the delay is due to a last minute decision to upgrade the solid state storage to a faster, higher quality version than planned. The hardware is working perfectly but the software requires some tweaks to fully optimize the OS to the new hardware. I think its worth the wait as there is nothing else available at the price point of $239 (using code CPP206). Come visit <a href="http://cherrypal.blogspot.com" title="http://cherrypal.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://cherrypal.blogspot.com</a> for updates I don’t work for the company, just an anticipated fan with interests in cloud computing, green washing, and cheap, reliable connectivity.

MarbleHost  |   Feb 19 2009   11:48AM GMT

The beginning of Big Brother controlling what you can do. Think about it, they use an outside server to run the OS, who knows what else that server will be required to run, and what restrictions they will put on content.Marble Host