Google Says Desktops Will Be Irrelevant in 3 Years

[patron_saint]

as long as gamers are here, desktops are here as well!

 

[zodiacfml]

i don't think they meant was the same as the headline.

 

[drksilenc]

[citation][nom]rpotratz_98[/nom]Hardcore gamers will soon have to deal with the fact that gaming is no longer viable on the PC. They will become a non issue as developers focus on dedicated gaming systems. The only games that may still see dollars are multimonitor type games such as Flight sims or Racing Sims. The new gaming systems run the games better, in most cases, than a pc because the code has been optimised for a much more controlled enviournment.[/citation]
stupidest comment i have heard in a long time... as even the console makers are seeing the end of the road for consoles as stated by the president of the ps3 devision of sony

 

[sixbone]

i must be crazy for upgrading to a 30" monitor and building a new pc :S

 

[andrewcutter]

in 3 years time when mobiles have pc power (hypothetically) pcs will have triple or 10x more power...... . probbly ill take a detop for my heavy duty use and a future notion ink with ubuntu for my browsing use..... i see phone as a device to make calls only. period.

 

[drksilenc]

actually i recently had comcast at my house and the entire ticketing process for there troubleshooting was done on a palm centro or what ever there called

 

[deadlockedworld]

Maybe.. but it will be the ipad/notebook that does it-- not google.

 

[andrewcutter]

ohh if pc gameing dies so will consoles. I do not think that companies like nvidia or amd will be able to survive by releasing a new graphics tech every 5 yearsfor a new consoles. there wont be any growth or profit. the only reason we had good graphics when the new consoles came out is because of the relentless yearly progress in the pc market...

 

[junkisd]

maybe for a portion of general daily use.. i already use my phone for email/chat/facebook type applications way more than my desktop or laptop. but tell a data entry, or someone who creates and manages contracts, does graphic design or any other media type job that they have to do their work from a mobile phone.. watch how fast you get laughed at.

 

[cbelljr]

Self serving propaganda.

 

[Guest]

I read that article and I must say this is one of the stupidest comments made in a long time. Because something works for one sector doesn't mean it'll work for everybody. Sure, things like mobile computing and cloud computing are gaining traction. However, there is always going to be a need for powerful stand-alone systems. As others have already mentioned, gaming is one obvious case.

 

[alchemy69]

Why do I think that if Google made desktops he wouldn't be saying that?

 

[Guest]

From the visionaries who brought us Wave and Buzz...

 

[eyemaster]

Major problem: You can't create anything from your phone. Best there is, you can do short stupid emails with bad punctuations.

You need a desktop to create and edit, well anything.

 

[Hatecrime69]

it's nice to know there's no company out there incapable of talking out of it's ass

 

[ram1009]

He's either a megalomaniac or just out of touch with reality.

 

[lotri]

Yeah, there's no way cell phones will replace desktops. I do agree that cell phone technology is advancing pretty quickly, but there's the size limitation that also limits the performance of laptops.

 

[dimarini]

Why would anyone ever need more than 640K? =)

 

[livingsacrifice]

Yeah right bring me a phone or laptop thats more powerful and cheaper or comparable to my gaming desktop.

 

[victomofreality]

[citation][nom]bydesign[/nom]With Any Luck Google Will Be Irrelevant in 3 Years. We can only hope.[/citation]

In 3 years time google will probably own the internet the way their going.

 

[4banger4life]

As soon as:

1. These devices are able to let me create content using a "Minority Report" style interface.

2. They allow users gigabit or better speeds/bandwith for the same price we pay for home internet service.

3. They have cpu and gpu processing power on par with desktops.

4. They double as lightsabers.


I'll jump on the wagon.

Until then, Mr. Herlihy can climb back into whichever douche box he fell out of.

 

[MU_Engineer]

Of course Google says desktops will be irrelevant and mobile will take over the world- they make a mobile phone OS for crying out loud.

 

[Guest]

If you have a phone/mobile unit powerful enough, it is not outrageous to think that you go to work, dock your phone and run it to a keyboard, mouse and screen.

But desktops are's going to disappear any time soon. I have a smartphone, laptop and desktop at home. I use the desktop the most.

 

[jezzarisky]

Laptops and other mobile devices have their place, but I wholly enjoy my desktop much, much more than I did with my last laptop, and my ipod touch.

 

[Belardo]

That is a good possibility.

Look at avatar in which a guy takes info from a main computer and slides it onto his "tablet" like computer.

But yeah... in a certain way, MS-Windows days could be in trouble.

- Little games... consoles own the game market now.
- Other than MS-Office and a few apps, the normal computer uses just a browser for everything. email, office apps, games, etc.

- Even a $300 nettop works enough for the internet.