Ceedo Mobile Launchpad, will cause grief among software companies?

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The NYT just had an article about Lexar's flash drive with software called
PowerToGo. Supposedly it would enable me to carry my programs, settings and
data to various other computers so that those computers look, temporarily,
like my home computer. Digging a little I find that the genius is in the
software by Ceedo. Digging a little more I can see that the U3 software
does somewhat the same thing. Seems like this idea ought to be a
blockbuster, but I haven't heard much buzz.

My initial questions:

1. Is it likely that I would be permitted to use this on somebody else's
computer, like those at internet cafes?

2. Would it work, more or less?

3. What do software companies think about easily portable software? Does
this mean that I could buy one copy of expensive software, like PhotoShop,
and legally share it with all of the other computers in my office? Because
it wouldn't be installed on more than one computer at a time.

A lot of related ideas are jumping into my head. Some of them would create
quite a stir.

Thanks,

DaveC
 
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The NYT just had an article about Lexar's flash drive with software called
PowerToGo. Supposedly it would enable me to carry my programs, settings and
data to various other computers so that those computers look, temporarily,
like my home computer. Digging a little I find that the genius is in the
software by Ceedo. Digging a little more I can see that the U3 software
does somewhat the same thing. Seems like this idea ought to be a
blockbuster, but I haven't heard much buzz.

My initial questions:

1. Is it likely that I would be permitted to use this on somebody else's
computer, like those at internet cafes?

2. Would it work, more or less?

3. What do software companies think about easily portable software? Does
this mean that I could buy one copy of expensive software, like PhotoShop,
and legally share it with all of the other computers in my office? Because
it wouldn't be installed on more than one computer at a time.

A lot of related ideas are jumping into my head. Some of them would create
quite a stir.

Thanks,

DaveC
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I would be reluctant to plug my personal data into someone else's
computer especially at a public Internet cafe. Who's to say they're not
going to keep a copy? That copy could include usernames and passwords if
they're stored on your portable drive. Firefox is one program that comes
to mind that stores lots of user credentials. On the surface it sounds
like a good idea, but I want to know more about how it secures my data
before plugging it in anywhere.

Chuck
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