[2014-09-15] two-bit-idiot: Adept - IBM, Samsung, Bitcoin?

[LiteCoinGuy]

Adept: IBM, Samsung, Bitcoin?

So IBM, one of the top five technology companies in the world, and Samsung, literally the largest technology company in the world, are working on a block chain product in time for CES this January.  And no one else thinks it’s a big deal? 

http://two-bit-idiot.tumblr.com/post/97258629244/adept-ibm-samsung-bitcoin

[BitDreams]

Not surprised because I was wondering how the 'internet of things' could even begin to exist without blockchains. I'd say I  am pleased and relieved that one of modern technologies founding companies appears to be taking a lead.

[Anders]

Adept could be just an experiment, or it may become huge! Centralized solutions usually really suck. Sure, there will still be centralized services that are useful. Most services however will probably become decentralized. Adept can be used for more than device-to-device communication. It can replace the whole fricken World Wide Web!!! Let's build a new information infrastructure.

[LiteCoinGuy]

https://www.evernote.com/shard/s15/sh/a0b8847e-0cd7-4748-8b4d-396c39558c35/200022bfb620e02d

[MJK]

When I made similar suggestions last night on twitter, some folks immediately objected that this was not truly “Bitcoin” news because it wasn’t clear that IBM would immediately use the Bitcoin block chain.  Shocking.  This may be the biggest endorsement of Bitcoin’s underlying protocol yet — from not one, but two major global technology companies.  Not to mention, Adept may use the Bitcoin block chain itself.

This is what I want to know. Are they going to be using the actual bitcoin blockchain or creating their own. It's nice to see people are seeing the potential in the technology but surely we want them to use the actual bitcoin one?

[LiteCoinGuy]

as far as i know: the bitcoin blockchain because thats the only secure blockchain available.

[bigredbutton]

When I made similar suggestions last night on twitter, some folks immediately objected that this was not truly “Bitcoin” news because it wasn’t clear that IBM would immediately use the Bitcoin block chain.  Shocking.  This may be the biggest endorsement of Bitcoin’s underlying protocol yet — from not one, but two major global technology companies.  Not to mention, Adept may use the Bitcoin block chain itself.

This is what I want to know. Are they going to be using the actual bitcoin blockchain or creating their own. It's nice to see people are seeing the potential in the technology but surely we want them to use the actual bitcoin one?

Isn't the whole point of a blockchain to be an independently distributed public ledger. If some comapny creates and maintains their own blockchain is it no longer independent?