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The PC is doomed the same way mini-computers became obsolete. The PC was simply a transition from mainframe enterprise computing toward smaller, mobile, thin-c
by dstein 15y ago
The PC is doomed the same way mini-computers became obsolete. The PC was simply a transition from mainframe enterprise computing toward smaller, mobile, thin-client devices.
Mainframes -> Mini-computers -> personal computers -> mobile computers
The operating system and software is irrelevant with respect to the hardware-side of things. From the software perspective, I see everything eventually going full-on network-dependent, thin-client, web apps. Apple might still be pushing native mobile apps because they make lots of money at it, but long term that phenomenon will not last.
- salman89 15y agoI'd be interested to hear from software developers what can actually be done at a web app level. Can we eventually have a fully functional Photoshop webapp? Take a look at a company called Kaviza (recently bought by Citrix). They have been doing some good work in terms of deploying VMs onto thin clients. Lets be honest though. Google Docs sucks compared to the Office suite. I've tried to use Google Docs for serious work, but a lot of functionality is still missing. Even if the world moves to web apps, I don't think Microsoft is doomed. An OS still has to run on the thin client, and Microsoft can develop web apps. I'd be very interested to try out Office 365 when it goes live. Cloud based apps don't have to be web apps. Just ask Apple.