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Content owners feeling threatened by the cloud

That's because content owners and providers distrust the cloud and are "hesitant to jump into this new model because it is disruptive to their distribution models," said Laura Allen Phillips, a research analyst for Parks Associates in a story in the Dubuque, Iowa Telegraph Herald.

From the article, “Content owners feeling threatened by the cloud” by Jim Barthold
 

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