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Desktop PC popularity 'to plummet' by 2007 | |
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| Time: 09:48 EST/14:48 GMT | News Source: ZDNet UK | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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In three years, less than half of corporate users will be reliant on a desktop PC, according to the Meta Group. Within three years, less than half of corporate workers will use a desktop PC as their primary information device, with the majority switching to notebooks and the rest connecting over a thin client, according to the Meta Group. | ||
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| #1 By 2960 (156.80.64.137) at 1/15/2004 2:27:30 PM |
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Maybe on the corporate front, but not the enthusiast front. And the Enthusiast (aka Gamer) drives the growth of PC performance. That's been known for years.
Until the Enthusiast can build their own Laptop as they see fit, I don't see the Enthusiast making a mad-conversion over to Laptops. Own one? Sure. But it won't replace desktops. TL |
| #2 By 1845 (67.161.212.73) at 1/16/2004 8:12:07 AM |
| I've been addicted to my laptop for nearly three years now. |
| #3 By 19992 (164.214.4.61) at 1/16/2004 9:07:43 AM |
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I think those numbers for laptop/other technologies are a bit high. I can definately see the thin client making gains in the support staff field (by that I mean admin assistants, etc). But I can't see 15% of all corporate workers using them in the next 3 years. That's one hell of a fast implementation for the corporate sector.
As for laptops, I personally can't stand them as they exist today. But, many people seem to enjoy the benefits of mobility they provide. That said, unless manufacturers about halve the costs of a new notebook AND improve the performance of these devices I can't really see laptops getting rolled out to 40% of a corporate organization. |
| #4 By 2960 (68.101.35.196) at 1/16/2004 1:06:26 PM |
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The thing that holds back the Thin-Client idea is the "All-your-eggs-in-one-basket" problem. The same thing will always hamper computing via Internet.
In a Thin-Client atmosphere, if there is a catostrophic failure of the supporting server(s), whether that be hardware failure, software failure, power failure, whatever your entire work-force goes down. In a Fat-Client atmosphere when a machine goes down, it affects ONE person, and the rest never know it happened. A good example is MS Office. It can be run from the server, but hardly anyone does it. What's better, an Office Software failure taking out hundreds or thousands of workers, or just one? I like thin-client technology for _some_ services, but for the true office grunt-work I'd never even consider it. TL |
| #5 By 1845 (67.161.212.73) at 1/18/2004 2:15:25 AM |
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What does thin/thick client have to do with using laptops instead of desktops? My laptop is just as thick a client as your desktop, I'll bet. This post was edited by BobSmith on Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 02:15. |
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