https://techpinions.com/why-the-new-macbook-is-a-game-changer/39601
The new MacBook has just one connector. Someday soon, it will have none. Apple is showing us what the future of a computer built for the cloud looks like. While it may seem obvious, the [near] future is totally wireless. That means when it comes to collaborating and sharing your files, being connected to the right cloud service will really matter - more so than most people realize. When you rely 100% on the cloud for storing, sharing, and managing your files, you need to consider some critical limitations imposed by your cloud service provider that can bite you in unexpected ways.
The first is bandwidth caps. If you’ve got the need to share a lot of files, or share large files with many people, every time you do you’re eating into the total bandwidth Google, Dropbox, and Microsoft are willing to give you on a monthly basis. If you cross that limit, your connection to these services is severely throttled. Running into the big three’s bandwidth caps can create scenarios that put you in a real bind. Imagine having maxed out your bandwidth cap while having to download all of your files because your hard drive died. It could literally take days. Did you know that every time you share a file using Dropbox, that file is duplicated and eats into the storage you’re paying for? Yeah, seriously - if you share a 100 Mb file with 5 people, Dropbox arbitratily easts up 500 Mb of your storage. Dropbox literally penalizes you for using the feature they’re best known for.
We see this all the time. It’s why we engineered Backstage without bandwidth caps. It’s why Backstage lets you share as much of your data with as many people as you need without penalizing you. We think that if you’re paying to host your data, you should have access to it all of the time with no strings attached.
A computer like the new MacBook is built for the cloud. Connecting hard drives and USB sticks is not what this computer was designed for. If you need to share, or move data to another device, Apple expects you to use a cloud service as the intermediary. Choosing a cloud service like Backstage becomes critical to your ability to collaborate, share, and sync your files across your devices.
In a world where there’s no physical connections, you need a cloud service that doesn’t handicap owning a computer like the new MacBook. Backstage is made for cloud computers because there’s:
- No monthly bandwidth limitations.
- No limitations on how much you can share or with how many people.
- No limitations on how much you can download at any one time.
- A sync client that automatically keeps your computer in sync with the cloud regardless of how many files you have or how big each file is.
- No penalty to your total storage each time you share a file.
Backstage is all about an open Internet and being able to access your data how you want, when you want, and using whatever device you want. A cloud-dependent future is where everything is going. If your computer is designed for the cloud, you need a service provider that liberates your data - not one that holds it hostage.
Apple’s new MacBook is a definite sign of things to come. Backstage is ready to give you the freedom and flexibility to abandon connected storage without worrying about your provider getting between you and your data.