Laptop Will Rule
Howard Locker,chief architect for desktop and mobile development at lenovo,agreed with Young about the demise of the desktop computer in the near future.But he does not see the laptop becoming a dinosaur anytime soon."Desktops will be disappear.High-end servers will remain to accommodate enterprise needs,Everything else will be based on the laptop,"Locker said.
The basic clamshell design of the laptop will remain a constant,He said,because of the limitations imposed by screen and keyboard size."When it comes to form factor,the size of the laptop today is pretty much where it will be for quite a while,Cost and battery life will guarantee that."
Even the threat of smarter smartphones will not stamp out the laptop. Locker said"People will still need their laptops.Even with all that a smartphone can do, the keyboard function will remain very limited. We will need both but won't always have to carry a laptop.Yhe synergy between the two merging technologies is where the growth will be seen."
A major trend to make portable computing universal already is apparent. Wireless computing might soon be available everywhere with constant connectivity through ubiquitous hotspots. “Laptop users will always be connected.”said Locker.
Newer wireless specifications will continue to reduce the need for wires and enhance mobility. For example,WiMAX, a new wireless specification that promises a range of dozens of miles and speeds rivaling cable and DSL broadband,will be a key development in portable computing,according to Locker.
Trusted computing
Whatever dierction the future of computing takes,comsumers likely will continue to rely on networks and the Internet, which means the need for security and safety ,will remain critical .
According to Steven Sprague,president and CEO of Wave Systems,the benefits of trusted computing ——a series of specifications intended to improve computer security ——on the future PC will be tremendous,not only on standalone devices but also on networks.
“Security will be in all of our devices and that wil enable the PC of the future to share and replicate data to all of our devices on the network all of the time,”he said. “The PC of the future will provide a root of trust and will no longer rely on a user ID and password for security purposes because all authentication will be done machine to machine.”
Sprague said this technology will create a future in which all computing devices are on the Internet and every application will verify that access is limited to the user’s personal authorized devices.
要通顺的,连接起来的。谢谢。。。。。。