Desktop computing has gone through its days of glory, when windows operating system used to rule to overall technology sector. But as bitter truth it may be, the era of desktop is nearing its death slowly. There is no denying the fact that traditional desktop computing has crumbled on itself with users moving on to more dynamic mobile computing. A full blown operating system is all but outdated. windows which was once considered to be the sole of all devices is now trying to salvage bit and pieces left in the mobility sector.
Over the years, reports have suggested that desktop computing has seen a sharp decline while the story has been opposite for mobility. The main reasons for this shift have been the flexibility mobility offers and the wide array of support from the developer community that has give a plethora of options to end users. Mobile application development as in whole has gone through leaps and bounds with developers offering every possible solutions to the end users with just a push of a button. This is where desktop manufacturers can’t be blamed. They tried to offer every possible solution to the end user, but the only thing out of their hands was mobility.
As mobile devices became faster with more processing power, it became easy for developers to offer highly complex solutions to the users along with embedded mobility security. With cloud computing come into picture, the future of desktop computing was sealed. nowadays developers are able to provide desktop like computing on a smartphone as most of the computing is done in the cloud, with results being displayed on the device.
Take example of microsoft office, which is the most essential tool for enterprises. As we are moving ahead into the era of cloud computing, we have seen a shift in that aspect also. Google docs now have become the core of most enterprise solutions as they work in the cloud. They offer same complexity but in a more seamless user experience. Moreover, these cloud applications are also able to run on smartphone which gives them an extra edge over desktop applications. The local operating system has lost its sheen with SaaS(software as a service) model coming into existence.
Multi device operating system that can run in the cloud and offer custom mobility solutions is the need of the hour. this is the reason why microsoft has the put aside its legacy and move into the field of mobility by reinventing its operating system. Mobile is the future and 2014 has given a glimpse of it with coming of age of IOT. Devices that can be connected to the internet while being mobile would be the mainstream of computing in the near future. Enterprises have even started to implement a mobile first strategy and analysts believe that with in the coming decade, the budget allocation of mobility would surpass that of desktop computing. all of this shows that desktop computing is a sinking ship which would become redundant in the near future.
Over the years, reports have suggested that desktop computing has seen a sharp decline while the story has been opposite for mobility. The main reasons for this shift have been the flexibility mobility offers and the wide array of support from the developer community that has give a plethora of options to end users. Mobile application development as in whole has gone through leaps and bounds with developers offering every possible solutions to the end users with just a push of a button. This is where desktop manufacturers can’t be blamed. They tried to offer every possible solution to the end user, but the only thing out of their hands was mobility.
As mobile devices became faster with more processing power, it became easy for developers to offer highly complex solutions to the users along with embedded mobility security. With cloud computing come into picture, the future of desktop computing was sealed. nowadays developers are able to provide desktop like computing on a smartphone as most of the computing is done in the cloud, with results being displayed on the device.
Take example of microsoft office, which is the most essential tool for enterprises. As we are moving ahead into the era of cloud computing, we have seen a shift in that aspect also. Google docs now have become the core of most enterprise solutions as they work in the cloud. They offer same complexity but in a more seamless user experience. Moreover, these cloud applications are also able to run on smartphone which gives them an extra edge over desktop applications. The local operating system has lost its sheen with SaaS(software as a service) model coming into existence.
Multi device operating system that can run in the cloud and offer custom mobility solutions is the need of the hour. this is the reason why microsoft has the put aside its legacy and move into the field of mobility by reinventing its operating system. Mobile is the future and 2014 has given a glimpse of it with coming of age of IOT. Devices that can be connected to the internet while being mobile would be the mainstream of computing in the near future. Enterprises have even started to implement a mobile first strategy and analysts believe that with in the coming decade, the budget allocation of mobility would surpass that of desktop computing. all of this shows that desktop computing is a sinking ship which would become redundant in the near future.