Yes! And I, for one, embrace our new technology overlords... * *
*ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 3:20 PM, Rod Trent <rodtr...@myitforum.com> wrote: > I see traditional desktops being replaced by a tablet that docks, giving > you access to multiple monitors, peripherals, etc. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lum [mailto:david....@nwea.org] > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 3:00 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Death of the Desktops? > > So would that be the laptops getting replaced with tablets and desktops > stay largely the same? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ben M. Schorr [mailto:b...@rolandschorr.com] > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:38 AM > 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
