Entrepreneur says Win 8 marks end of PCs: via @eetimes

Entrepreneur says Win 8 marks end of PCs

eetimes.com 19 Oct '12, 2pm

Entrepreneur says Win 8 marks end of PCs: via @eetimes

SAN JOSE, Calif. – On the eve of the release of Windows 8, a veteran PC executive claims the new operating system marks the beginning of the end for PCs and the OEMs who make them. Still, Joshua Shapiro said he has a technique to enable mass customization of software loads on PCs he says could help revive the platform. Windows 8 includes essentially two environments—the traditional Windows operating system that runs apps complied for the x86 and a new run-time environment formerly called Metro that interprets byte codes for either x86 or ARM processors. [Get a 10% discount on ARM TechCon 2012 conference passes by using promo code EDIT. Click here to learn about the show and register.] Shapiro claims over time Microsoft will deemphasize traditional desktops and their compiled x86 apps in favor of iPad-like tablets like Microsoft Surface and their interpreted apps. The move ...

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@gholstead » 29 Oct '12, 12pm
I don't see this. A tablet is a content device only. Entrepreneur says Win 8 marks end of PCs: [link] via @eetimes
@rickbmerritt » 22 Oct '12, 8pm
Lively debate started on the future of the PC as Microsoft rolls out the CPU agnostic Win8. Join the discussion at [link]
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@CraigOverend » 19 Oct '12, 6pm
Is Windows 7/8 the new DOS with Windows 8 RT (Runtime/Bytecode Interpreted) the heir apparent? [link]
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