The death of the desktop OS greatly exaggerated
September 10, 2009 2 CommentsFor almost as long as people have
said this year will be the year of the Linux desktop, people have
decried the end of the desktop OS itself.
Sorry Google, not so fast.
The desktop OS isn't going anywhere.
The argument goes something like this:
1. More and more people are using their web browser for applications.
2. The web is producing progressively richer and richer applications.
3. Thus eventually the desktop will be pointless
4. Thus people will stop using it.
According to the proponents, we're all soon going to be using dumb terminals, getting our data and applications though the cloud. The personal desktop is a thing of the past. Armageddon for private computing. We will be beholden to our service providers.
This is all failing to recognize one basic fact. Moore's Law outpaces Neilson's Law. You may be asking yourself what these laws ...
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Sorry Google, not so fast.
The desktop OS isn't going anywhere.
The argument goes something like this:
1. More and more people are using their web browser for applications.
2. The web is producing progressively richer and richer applications.
3. Thus eventually the desktop will be pointless
4. Thus people will stop using it.
According to the proponents, we're all soon going to be using dumb terminals, getting our data and applications though the cloud. The personal desktop is a thing of the past. Armageddon for private computing. We will be beholden to our service providers.
This is all failing to recognize one basic fact. Moore's Law outpaces Neilson's Law. You may be asking yourself what these laws ...
