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Every time I see a prediction like this, it seems like people are forgetting how much we are diversifying, not unifying, our computers. Almost every home applia
by ewzimm 13y ago
Every time I see a prediction like this, it seems like people are forgetting how much we are diversifying, not unifying, our computers. Almost every home appliance can be bought with a computer in it.
At the moment, most of these appliances are missing a central controller, one big home computer to coordinate all your smart devices, smart walls, etc. Once we move into 8K wall displays in every room, a smartphone will not be able to drive most of what people do with computers. They will need a big home PC to handle their homes, but it will probably not have a desktop interface. Maybe it won't be called a PC, but rather a home server or something like that, but it will be a big bulky box installed in the home for personal computing.
The mobile phone is currently moving to replace the primary interface to the many computers we all use, but it also has wearable candidates to replace it in the near future. However, if you define the PC as a Windows desktop/laptop, I definitely agree with the premise, but let's not forget about all the upcoming power-hungry applications for home computing like AR and VR.