According to a study from Oxford Economics, nearly two-thirds of America's corporate leaders believe adoption of cloud computing is good for business.

According to a study from Oxford Economics, nearly two-thirds of America's corporate leaders believe adoption of cloud computing is good for business.

REUTERS/Tim ShafferEBay founder and chairman Pierre Omidyar in Delaware on Dec. 7, 2009. While some tech executives are quick to splurge on yachts and mega-mansions, others aren't so flashy with their riches. Mark Zuckerberg, for example, drives a $30,000 Volkswagen GTI, while Sergey Brin likes to buy things in bulk at Costco.

Michael via www.flickr.com creative commons Inventor and M.I.T. Media Lab researcher David Rose has a bleak vision of what lies ahead: "I have a recurring nightmare. It is years into the future. All the wonderful everyday objects we once treasured have disappeared, gobbled up by an unstoppable interface: a slim slab of black glass. Books, calculators, clocks, compasses, maps, musical instruments, pencils, and paintbrushes, all are gone.