A cloud is a large group of remote servers networked to allow centralised data storage and online access to computer services or resources. Operating Systems based on internal hard disks, like Windows or Mac OS, are gradually being replaced by an OS-based cloud, especially on tablets and laptops...

Euronews spoke to high-tech analyst Gianfranco Giardina.

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