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 <rodtr...@myitforum.com> 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:b...@rolandschorr.com] > 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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Olson [mailto:gol...@markettools.com] > 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:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > 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 <kz2...@googlemail.com> > 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 <rhw...@gmail.com> > > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:40:41 -0400 > > To: NT System Admin Issues<ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > > ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" > > <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > > 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. But it does give me something to > > consider as we face our annual equipment refresh cycle. > > > > What are your thoughts? > > > > > > Roger Wright > > ___ > > > > If I could choose any way to destroy the world, I'd delete Google. > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > --- > > To manage subscriptions click here: > > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
