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March 4th, 2010, 15:20
http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/03/500x_irrelevant-desktops.jpgJohn Herlihy, Google Europe's big chief, says that desktops will be irrelevant in three years. Which is precisely why Apple and Google are trying to kill each other (http://gizmodo.com/5483662/how-apple-and-googles-romance-turned-to-hate), fiercely fighting for the domination of the mobile device world.
Both companies know that mobile computing is where the action is now and where it will be forever. At its presentation, Steve Jobs was adamant that the iPad was the continuation of the battle that started with the iPhone, and repeatedly said that Apple was a "mobile devices company." Google's agreed, which is why Herlihy echoed Schmidt's words at Barcelona's GSM 2010: Everything that Google is doing and planning is centered on the mobile, the cloud, and ubiquitous connectivity.
They are both right: Your desktop computer will disappear, no matter how much the geekdom cries, unless you are an engineer or someone who requires a big screen to work on—and, even then, the idea of the desktop as we know it will change too (http://gizmodo.com/5452501/the-apple-tablet-interface-must-be-like-this). The mice will go extinct, and every John and Jane will do their work and their pleasure using mobile devices like phones and tablets. As it should be, because computing has to become invisible, not complicated and cumbersome, like it is today. In a few years, the computing world will be like Star Trek: The Next Generation, but without the Enterprise. [Silicon Republic (http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15446/business/in-three-years-desktops-will-be-irrelevant-google-sales-chief)]
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Both companies know that mobile computing is where the action is now and where it will be forever. At its presentation, Steve Jobs was adamant that the iPad was the continuation of the battle that started with the iPhone, and repeatedly said that Apple was a "mobile devices company." Google's agreed, which is why Herlihy echoed Schmidt's words at Barcelona's GSM 2010: Everything that Google is doing and planning is centered on the mobile, the cloud, and ubiquitous connectivity.
They are both right: Your desktop computer will disappear, no matter how much the geekdom cries, unless you are an engineer or someone who requires a big screen to work on—and, even then, the idea of the desktop as we know it will change too (http://gizmodo.com/5452501/the-apple-tablet-interface-must-be-like-this). The mice will go extinct, and every John and Jane will do their work and their pleasure using mobile devices like phones and tablets. As it should be, because computing has to become invisible, not complicated and cumbersome, like it is today. In a few years, the computing world will be like Star Trek: The Next Generation, but without the Enterprise. [Silicon Republic (http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/15446/business/in-three-years-desktops-will-be-irrelevant-google-sales-chief)]
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