Tag: Windows 8
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Do desktop computers have a future?
The market for desktop computers is in desperate trouble (and that for laptops not much healthier) – the latest sign being the decision to take Dell private. The issue is not that we don’t need desktops and laptops anymore, but rather that we do not need new ones: while Moore’s Law continues to increase the […]
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Windows 8: the verdict is in
My eldest daughter got a laptop for Christmas and, of course, it came with Windows 8 pre-installed. This evening she asked me to replace that with Linux. Having used Windows 8 on her machine I am left wondering what is the problem with Windows 7 that it is trying to fix? Maybe all those tiles […]
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The year of Linux on the desktop?
For many who work or research in the industry, desktop computers have an “end of history” feel about them. The improvements in technology that allow chip makers to double the number of transistors in a given area of silicon every 18 – 24 months are still there but “Moore’s Law” as we understand it – […]