Originally Posted By: drakino
Is the cloud just about making existing possibilities easier and allowing access from multiple places? Or are there truly unique things that can be offered by the cloud. And if so, what are they?

"The cloud" is just the latest fashionable buzzword like "Web 2.0" was. As you said, most of the concepts already existed way before anybody even came up with the term. Bundle it all together and give it a new name. Earn $$$ as you write books and give talks about it.