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The PC Is Not Dead
Belle writes "Bill Gates has an op-ed in this morning's BW Online, in which he responds to the magazine's question Is the PC dead? with a resounding "No!" and argues that the most revolutionary years for personal computing are yet to come." From the article: "The result is that the personal computer has become far more than a cog in the machine of corporate computing -- it's an essential tool for every individual in the organization. Take the personal out of computing, and most companies would grind to a halt."
Wake me when Bill Gates runs Linux on his Mac.
Mox
.....It will probably kill it.
Does a zombie PC count as alive? Can anyone confirm/deny?
Java thin clients are where it's at. Sun has known this for years, and that's why they are doing so well in the market.
'Is the PC dead?' asked the reporter.
'No!' says the man who once said we all need only 640kbytes of memory...
According to mc chris, "PCs are lame".
I recommend slashdot host a discussion panel, mc chris on one side, Bill Gates on the other.
[o]_O
Pizza isn't dead yet but it's only a matter of time. Didn't you see Demolition Man?
"Accept that some days you are the pigeon, and some days you are the statue." - David Brent, Wernham Hogg
When they asked the richest man in the world, who happened to have amassed his wealth in the PC business what he thought about the PC business, he had nothing but positive things to say.
I'm a big tall mofo.
The only "diverse ecosystem" I know of lives in my dirty laundry.
Can we really believe Gates on this? He's got a vested interest... maybe we should seek confirmation from Netcraft... they seem to be the authority on these matters.
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
What if it's running BSD?
Slow down, cowboy! It has been 4 hours since you last posted. You must wait another few hours.
General: I thought this new Windows 98 was supposed to better?
Gates: It is!! Over 78% more [BANG! the general shoots him in the head]
[Gates falls dead]
Quite honstly, most users could work perfectly fine with a dumb terminal. All most office workers need is printer access, a web browser and basic office apps. Why do I need to set each of them up with a PC for that?
Administrator Logs: March 22 2005
Remote Application Usage:
word.exe 14
excel.exe 9
access.exe 3
powerpoint.exe 53
sol.exe 13420194
... that blue screen usually dissapear after restarting it"
I got mad at the PC
For screwing up the Jumble caper.
I hope I don't see its name in the paper.
In the obituarieeees,
'cause that would mean that it's dead
The PC Is Not Dead
I'm so glad the PC is not Dead.
"My God...It's full of ads!" -Fry, about the Internet, Futurama
from users when I say, "Your PC is dead." Only, they usually respond by screaming "Nooooooooooo!"
It's all fun and games until someone loses the key to the handcuffs.
Well, since they're dead, I'll take those pesky PC corpses off your hands for you.
And in other news, Generalissmo Francisco Franco *is* still dead.
I just read that so called op-ed piece and I think my ears may be bleeding from the sheer amount of marketing speak.
Next time don't read the article aloud - just move your lips as you go.
HTH. HAND.
I want to drag this out as long as possible. Bring me my protractor.
It's like asking, "Is sex dead?".
Bill doesn't have a terribly good record of predicting the future, but you know, even a broken watch is right twice a day.
// This is not a sig.
Excuse me, but I work at a call center (Support Desk) and we absolutely need our P4 2.6ghz HT processors with 512mb RAM. Otherwise, World of Warcraft and BZFlag will have too low of a frame rate.
The fact that a non-geek like me can set it up indicates that it can certainly be done by experienced developers.
Truly sir, you contradict yourself. Anyone running a wireless Linux thin-client network out of their house is inherently a geek. No matter how many nights a week you play softball, attend the opera, or whatever it is you may do, you are most assuredly a geek. Fortunately, you seem to have found the proper support group.
bance.net
"Take the personal out of computing, and most companies would grind to a halt."
"Now, let's talk about Web Services!"
Exit, pursued by a bear.
Also all server rooms, ofcourse, need at least one functional mousetrap.