It seems to me that computers, as originally intended, are dead. They used to be for crunching numbers and outputting results. But today, they are used for word processing, graphic design, playing games, and the internet. So, are computers dead? We’re converging technologies into one single unit, but they aren’t computing anything, they are simply tools for the results to be delivered. So, technically, they are at the end of the channel of development and nothing but a means for people to consume the result that was created… with a computer.
While I sat pondering this idea of computers being dead for all but high-end gamers and graphic designers; Forbes put out an article on the very same topic but from a different angle. Basically, they discussed the fact that people are switching to virtual machines and dumb(smart) terminals. So, really the same thought.
One of the biggest things that I think will be coming into vogue will be the Tablet, and it will happen when Apple launches its tablet. Frankly, I can’t wait for it. The problems I’ve had with previous tablet platforms center around quality and user interface. I have had everything from the old iPaq to the HP tablet, and everything inbetween. In all cases, something effected form and function. The PC tablets were painfully low in quality when held, as if they would shatter like glass if you dropped them. They would flex when you picked them up and you could hear them make creaking sounds (I’m looking at you HP Tablet). The digitizers would be questionable towards the edges (I’m looking at you Samsung Q1 series). And finally, they’d have limited functionality which is pretty much all of the PDA style tablets like the iPaq. Yes, I’m pretty old school.
So, I can’t wait for the Apple Tablet. I hope it comes soon.
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