Desktop Linux: The Dream Is Dead

[Colin McGregor]

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Chris F.A. Johnson
<chris-E7bvbYbpR6jSUeElwK9/Pw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Oct 2010, Howard Gibson wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:40:50 -0400
>> Fabio FZero <fabio.fzero-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> But I would worry too much, since the desktop itself is kind of dying
>>> too. Things are changing, people. That's not necessarily bad.
>>>
>>> - Fabio
>>
>> Fabio,
>>
>>  Is the desktop really dying?
>
>   Not until portable devices have 24" screens.

Well, here is a pocket size device that does a 100" screen:

   www.microvision.com/showwx/

Extreme mini video projectors might not be an ideal example, you still
need to find a white wall, in dim room light to project the image
onto. Still, point is even right now for a big screen you don't have
to be tied to a desktop. Also, projector technology is getting better.
Further, other alternate display technologies are getting up there
like ePaper (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_paper) mean that leaving
the desktop for portable devices is getting easier...

What I see as a sticking point AT THE MOMENT is text entry tools,
decent keyboards are a pain to lug, voice recognition and other
"alternate" text entry tools are not YET up to the task of large scale
text entry. Still, 5-10 years down the road, who knows...

Colin McGregor


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