Indeed, many who extol the virtues of cloud computing somehow have a blind spot to the fact that network coverage on this globe is not even. Actually it would

Indeed, many who extol the virtues of cloud computing somehow have a blind spot to the fact that network coverage on this globe is not even. Actually it would be nice to see a color coded world map of network strength, is there one? Bad network coverage is a problem that can be addressed many ways. Shameless plug: I've been working on offline wikipedia that by its nature is always available and fast, everywhere: http://mpaja.com/mopedi http://mpaja.com/mopedi I'm sure there are many unexplored niches where the cpu power in your hand can be put to good use without needing the network.