Forbes’ Lee Gomes has an insightful story where he discusses the term, cloud computing.

Gomes postulates, “… the phrase “in the cloud” is altogether different. Like all jargon, it is opaque and euphemistic rather than vivid and direct. Being “in the cloud” sounds like an undertaking involving magic carpets and gossamer wings. Who wouldn’t want to be up there, high in the sky?”

Maybe it’s really a case of computing over the Internet is going mainstream.

Take a couple of minutes out of your day to read this story.

What’s your take? Comments, always welcomed.