Well? Desktop to me is just that; a desktop machine such as the Dell Precession.
For software engineers (at least in EDA); I don't see the tablets replacing them as they lack the power and ram these guys need. We looked at VDI and basically what we were going to save in desktop/laptop costs would be spent on the infrastructure. In some cases; it would cost more. However, I could see the tablets and the cloud replacing the need for laptops. People seem to prefer them due to the weight and the "angry birds" factor. From: Sean Martin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 12:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Death of the Desktops? Seems like a lot of resonses are based off the individual's interpretation of what "they" mean by stating "desktops are going away". Some are inferring this means the adoption of tablets, or some other device without the typical HID (read: non-touch screen). Others seem to infer they're pointing at VDI as the "replacement of desktops" and then arguing that VDI still involves a device of sometype which may equate to a "desktop". I ask, who are "they" and what is their definition of "desktop"? - Sean On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Rod Trent <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: These "initiatives", death of the desktop, cloud, BYOD, etc., etc. are just vendors trying to find new ways to make money. For desktops, in this case, the margins are so slim now, no one is making any money. Look at what Dell is doing with the acquisition of Quest. They have long been a hardware company but are trying hard to move into software, where actual money can be made. -----Original Message----- From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 2:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Death of the Desktops? I agree with Greg. I think there's always (at least for the foreseeable future) going to be a role for desktop machines though I think SOME desktop clients are going to be replaced with docked mobile devices. It may be that 10 years from now most of us are using some sort of tablet that, as Greg suggests, slips into a docking station with a real keyboard and large monitor(s). Ben M. Schorr Chief Executive Officer ______________________________________________ Roland Schorr & Tower www.rolandschorr.com<http://www.rolandschorr.com/> -----Original Message----- From: Greg Olson [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:07 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Death of the Desktops? The desktop isn't going anywhere really, it's just evolving. What will probably fade out (except for high-end needs) is the dedicated non-mobile desktop pc. I can easily see were your tablet\phone\whatever has enough processing and graphic power to be sitting in a dock in the office, with full keyboard and mouse support, and then is lifted out and taken with you on the go. There will always be room for the places that have users that do not need this (Call centers, retail, etc) so it never will truly die out. -Greg -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 10:42 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Death of the Desktops? Spreadsheets creation and data entry, page layout, photo processing, writing, presentation creation - those and more are far more difficult on anything without a keyboard and mouse. Kurt On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Rankin, James R <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Can you imagine writing technical documents or doing CAD on a tablet? > Sure the percentages may change, but the desktop will not go away anytime > soon. > It might run on a thin client, but there's still a place for a desktop > - even if virtual. > > Pundits have been predicting things like "the death of Citrix" and > "the year of the Linux desktop" for a long while. I haven't noticed > either of them happening. > > YMMV, IMO, etc. > ---Blackberried > ________________________________ > From: Roger Wright <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:40:41 -0400 > To: NT System Admin > Issues<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" > <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Death of the Desktops? > > There are a number of pundits pushing the notion that desktop > computing is facing certain death, and especially for desktop > computers as we've known them up to now. Indeed, there are more > portable offerings available than desktop machine options, but with a higher > price/performance/feature ratio. > I'm not sure I buy it, especially for many business environments where > access to legacy apps is critical. 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