It\u2019s rather difficult to get a good read on public opinion, especially about things that half of them don\u2019t know about. Cloud computing is one of those things.
\nHow does one get a really good view on the overall public perception of particular things? Sure, you\u2019ve got your own personal opinions, but they may be years ahead or behind the bulk of the public, depending on what exactly the subject is. We\u2019re speaking very generally right now and philosophically at that, but this is a general topic that is extremely relevant. How can we really gauge things, and not just model them and pretend as if we\u2019re doing something real.
\nPolitical polls claim to be judges of public opinion. They are somewhat accurate, but you\u2019re taking thousands of people and claiming that they are representative of millions. Something seems fundamentally wrong. Thus, to claim that we know anything except very limited knowledge based on polling would be a lie. <\/p>\n