Gene Malvern
2018-03-23 03:14:47 UTC
The time of Windows as the world's dominant
operating system are coming to an end.
More than half of web accesses are now done by
tablet or smartphone. The much simpler interfaces
of the IPad and Android are luring web users away
from the desktop and even the laptop. Windows is
too complicated, too clumsy, and too vulnerable to
viruses and other web nastiness.
Windows will continue to be the operating system of
business. It's an excellent platform for word
processing and spreadsheet work. It will continue
to be used in creative activities such as video
editing and photo alteration. It will soldier on as
a platform for CAD/CAM and numerous other
specialized uses. A tower loaded with Windows will
still make a damned good gaming platform.
But Windows, as a mass-market route to the web, is
finished, meaning it will become a less prominent
part of the popular culture, and less influential
in deciding the direction of computing and popular
information handling in the future.
Thoughts?
operating system are coming to an end.
More than half of web accesses are now done by
tablet or smartphone. The much simpler interfaces
of the IPad and Android are luring web users away
from the desktop and even the laptop. Windows is
too complicated, too clumsy, and too vulnerable to
viruses and other web nastiness.
Windows will continue to be the operating system of
business. It's an excellent platform for word
processing and spreadsheet work. It will continue
to be used in creative activities such as video
editing and photo alteration. It will soldier on as
a platform for CAD/CAM and numerous other
specialized uses. A tower loaded with Windows will
still make a damned good gaming platform.
But Windows, as a mass-market route to the web, is
finished, meaning it will become a less prominent
part of the popular culture, and less influential
in deciding the direction of computing and popular
information handling in the future.
Thoughts?