Other operating systems
The shape of things to come
I think that the whole area of personal computing is in transition. I believe the old model PC is dying as the platform for personal computing. Or should we call it personal electronics? After all, computing isn’t what most people mostly do with their devices. In any event, developments like the iPhone, the netbook, and [...]
Windows 8 to be something completely different?
I never know how much credence to place in stories like this one but the Windows Club pointed out a post at MSDN Blogs by a Microsoft product manager working along with the Windows Update team. The post (now removed) discussed what’s coming in the next version of Windows:
The minimum that folks can take for [...]
Is the iPad the model of a consumer PC?
The blogosphere continues to echo with posts about the iPad. One interesting theme is the idea that the iPad is the long-needed computer appliance for Everyman. Here’s a sample:
Apple reinventing file access, wireless sharing for iPadApple Insider writes, “…Apple’s new iPad jettisons the conventional shared file system and introduces a new, streamlined convention for [...]
Quickies
Here’s a quick summary of some links that caught my eye this past week:
Tablets PCs Have Never Mattered–and Never WillThere’s been a lot of buzz about tablet PCs lately. At PC world, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols says forget about it.
What Microsoft can learn from MoblinWindows fan Brad Moczik got a new netbook with the Linux distro [...]
Google Chrome operating system explained
The Google Chrome operating system (OS) has gotten a lot of attention. For those who would like to know more about just what this OS is like, there is a nice tour of it by computing expert Serdar Yegulalp at InformationWeek.
Low cost alternatives to Windows and the $99 PC
It has been clear for some time that a simple, inexpensive computer box would have sufficient power to satisfy hundreds of millions of would-be Internet users. Nicholas Negroponte of MIT made the first serious effort in this direction with his One Laptop Per Child project. Unfortunately, heavy-handed tactics from Microsoft and Intel helped keep [...]
Is the smartphone the new general purpose platform?
There is an ongoing discussion about whether the conventional consumer PC may be be supplanted by smartphones. For many, the smartphone provides all the functions that they need and its mobility is an essential advantage. In less-developed countries, the lower cost is also a key factor. To what extent devices like the iPhone will become [...]
Beyond search- how far can Google go?
Google has come a long way in just a few years. Its market cap is now over two-thirds that of Microsoft, greater than IBM or Intel, and the same as Apple. Google dominates search but can it conquer other computing worlds? It certainly seems to be trying, with new software and services appearing regularly. InfoWorld [...]
Microsoft cripples netbooks?
Monopolies are rarely good for the consumer and the Microsoft Windows hegemony is no exception. An example of Microsoft acting counter to the best interests of PC users is the company’s efforts to cripple netbooks so that consumers are forced to buy bigger machines with more expensive Windows. Nor are the OEMs and Intel averse [...]
Google Chrome OS- the future or just vapor?
The Internet is filled with comments about the new operating system called Chrome that Google is developing. Opinions run the gamut from asserting that this is the new paradigm for computing to predicting that the idea is nothing but vapor and will never materialize.
Many critics have seized on the minimalist design of Chrome to [...]
The Chrome operating system is no Windows rival- yet
Ever since Google announced that it was creating a new operating system called Chrome, there has been speculation that this would be a problem for Windows. Very little was actually known about the potential OS until yesterday, when Google revealed some details. The OS will not be available for another year and seems to be [...]
