The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft

Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft by er4hn on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @07:07PM (#29088742)

I'd say that this is closer to when "the cloud" came about. No one was quite sure what it was, but everyone wanted in.

To quote (some) of Larry Ellisons famous statements about it:

"The interesting thing about cloud computing is that we’ve redefined cloud computing to include everything that we already do. … The computer industry is the only industry that is more fashion-driven than women’s fashion."

"Maybe I’m an idiot, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. What is it? It’s complete gibberish. It’s insane. When is this idiocy going to stop?"

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Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft by darkerside on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @10:52PM (#29090593)

It's funny, all I hear now is, "I don't understand it, so it must be useless"

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Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft by _carbyau_ on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @08:45PM (#29102437)

And "the cloud" as a phrase was/is indeed useless to those who want to know how things work.

The point of "the cloud" was the concept of users not needing to think where their device is communicating. The device might as well be talking to "the cloud" in the sky.

The point of "the cloud" was the occlusion to the end user.

I don't see much value in the phrase as it doesn't help me know what is going on in any way.

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Re:The metaverse is already here – it's Minecraft by simonh on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @06:30AM (#29092868)

I think that's unfair in the context of the time. There really was a lot of crap talked about cloud this and cloud that back then.

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