Journal GameboyRMH's Journal: MS and Canonical Bet Big on the Death of the PC 2
A desktop OS' popularity is soaring after a good release - the OS is stable, easy to use and the interface is good. Then suddenly, the next version foists a reduced-functionality touchscreen-friendly interface on desktop users, and they hate it, but the developers are completely unswayed by the avalanche of user outrage. This OS is both Windows and Ubuntu. The only logical explanation for these puzzling actions from both companies is that they're betting it all on the death of the desktop and the rise of the tablet, viewing desktop usability as nothing but a legacy feature soon to be phased out. Are Microsoft and Canonical making a big mistake? Apple has continued to keep their desktop OS' interface desktop-friendly. The big tablet pusher isn't so sure of a tablet-filled future devoid of PCs, why is the competition?
They're dead wrong. (Score:2)
You know, most people are forgetting that while tablets and phones are cool, you still can't build tablet apps using tablets. In fact, you need a pretty good pc just to put the things together. Memory requirements for these tools range from three to ten times what your average tablet runs, and processing power is important. What gets me is that Microsoft, at least, seems to understand this basic idea, and I would assume that Canonical would.
Meanwhile, I don't think the PC is really dying. There's a huge di
Microsoft (Score:2)
I can see a future where there are few keyboards and mice in many homes, just like it used to be, but I can't see computers going away in the office. And that's where MS's bread and butter are.
As long as there's a KDE version of Ubuntu I'll go with that, if they dump kubuntu I'll just go back to Mandriva.