Actually, I think software should take advantage of this. Perfect example -- my Transmeta-based laptop hardly ever runs at more than 300 Mhz as reported by Longrun. Occasionally it spikes up at full speed at 933 Mhz. Even playing a DVD or an MP3 requires no more than 300-500 Mhz. Heck, even with other programs running in the background!
My point is that unless the software takes advantage of the extra speed, the extra speed is meaningless in most situations. Most applicaitons won't feel any different between a 500 Mhz machine and a 2 Ghz machine... Users don't write their instant messages any faster.
Games should and do take advantage of faster processors.
Handwriting recognition, voice recognition, gesture recognition, biometrics, etc. should all take advantage of the faster procesors. Otherwise, software is in fact lagging...
"If the west wishes to maintain its lead it had best encourage innovation in research and education - where there is still a big gap."
I have to agree here. I am a Soviet-born immigrant to the U.S. and this is my last semester finishing my M.S. in computer science. There are no americans in my class.
It is not that the education system here is poor. On the countrary, I believe it is one of the best in the world.
However, Americans don't take advantage of it!!
I wonder how long will it take till the U.S. economy is outsourced to the point when American consumers can't buy goods anymore, can't afford education and healthcare, housing, taxes, etc. America will either drive itself to the point of extinction, or to socialism and government-controlled healthcare, education and housing.
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Actually, I think software should take advantage of this. Perfect example -- my Transmeta-based laptop hardly ever runs at more than 300 Mhz as reported by Longrun. Occasionally it spikes up at full speed at 933 Mhz. Even playing a DVD or an MP3 requires no more than 300-500 Mhz. Heck, even with other programs running in the background!
My point is that unless the software takes advantage of the extra speed, the extra speed is meaningless in most situations. Most applicaitons won't feel any different between a 500 Mhz machine and a 2 Ghz machine... Users don't write their instant messages any faster.
Games should and do take advantage of faster processors.
Handwriting recognition, voice recognition, gesture recognition, biometrics, etc. should all take advantage of the faster procesors. Otherwise, software is in fact lagging...
"If the west wishes to maintain its lead it had best encourage innovation in research and education - where there is still a big gap." I have to agree here. I am a Soviet-born immigrant to the U.S. and this is my last semester finishing my M.S. in computer science. There are no americans in my class. It is not that the education system here is poor. On the countrary, I believe it is one of the best in the world. However, Americans don't take advantage of it!!
I wonder how long will it take till the U.S. economy is outsourced to the point when American consumers can't buy goods anymore, can't afford education and healthcare, housing, taxes, etc. America will either drive itself to the point of extinction, or to socialism and government-controlled healthcare, education and housing.