The Future According to Intel: The End of Linux and Windows?

OrangeCrate · 2007-04-21T09:25:47.000Z

A glimpse of the future by Intel. The technology is discussed here:

http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/rob/?p=105

Watch a video of how it will all work here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_FS2TiK3AI

Absolutely incredible.

DavidR · 2007-04-21T13:20:33.000Z

I can’t watch the youtube video, I haven’t got an hour to spare on downloading with dial-up ;D

That fact alone would put a giant spanner in there plans (infrastructure, WiMax in the UK is a pipe dream at present) as I guess this is everyone has a thin client and uses on-line applications to work on and save their documents, etc. There is where another spanner goes in the works, I don’t trust companies that much to use on-line applications to work on and store my documents, regardless of privacy statements.

How are they going to protect my data or is it even going to be my data, based on existing services there is I believe something about gmail that it doesn’t belong to you ?

Trust is something I don’t give easily ad with the number of cyber crooks out there I doubt I will trust my data to someone else’s protection. Until they can combat cyber crime how can they possibly protect the masses of user data accessible to these on-line servers.

However this Intel pipe dream even if it were taken on trust is a long way off.

system · 2007-04-21T14:32:18.000Z

WiMax here in Ukraine are in the orphaned state, so I need to be a huge optimist, to beleive in what the article said ::).

system · 2007-04-21T16:03:52.000Z

Like David, I would not trust all my data/documents to on-line storage. As suggested, is it really yours once someone else has control of it? Is it really safe when all your information is store on-line? To me, doing this on-line storage of all your information is just begging for trouble.

Mac · 2007-04-21T16:13:13.000Z

Intel is really close to apple. In fact just the other week when Apple shipped its new 8-core Mac Pro it was using two quad-core 3.0Ghz Xeon processors. which did not exist in any of intel’s product lines. then a few days later Intel confirmed that there was a 3.0Ghz chip and Apple was the only one with access to it until they ramped up production.

So this new future company being Apple is possible since they have Intel behind them. Dell used to have Intel’s support until they made the deal with AMD.

DavidR · 2007-04-21T16:52:46.000Z

The article seems to kill the ‘end of Linux and Windows’ of the Topic’s Title.

The Intel UMPC vision is slated to be in two forms – Professional, which would be the full Windows/Office configuration and probably more targeted at vertical markets initially, and Consumer, which would be broad market, have gaming and multi-media functions, run an embedded version of Linux and be what Origami aspired to but never really reached.

OrangeCrate · 2007-04-21T20:31:54.000Z

DavidR post:6:

The article seems to kill the ‘end of Linux and Windows’ of the Topic’s Title.

The Intel UMPC vision is slated to be in two forms – Professional, which would be the full Windows/Office configuration and probably more targeted at vertical markets initially, and Consumer, which would be broad market, have gaming and multi-media functions, run an embedded version of Linux and be what Origami aspired to but never really reached.

David, I think your quote was of the intermediate step on the way to their vision of the future…

Thinking about the Future

[QUOTE]We are already seeing kids in Asia who don’t want PCs because their cell phone is all they need. Intel’s vision suggests they see this trend and are starting to position their technologies, both on the PC and in the server, to address this emerging market. It is interesting to note that they also apparently see a future where Windows, as we know it, is gone, and the operating system is almost transparent as we increasingly live on the Web or in applications that address our distinct needs.
[/quote]
I’m pretty sure I won’t be around when life is as presented in the video, but I think my children will see it, and my grand children will live it.

Frankly, the article is pretty esoteric, but the video is worth more than a thousand words, to see their “vision” of things to come. Personally, I believe it’ll happen pretty much as they describe it.

DavidR · 2007-04-21T22:26:13.000Z

I have a WAP enabled phone bt there is absolutely no way I could browse on a tiny screen or do anything meaningful on something of that size, even a pda or god forbid an iPhone ;D they are just too small. To me this seems more to do with the death of the PC and not windows or Linux. Unfortunately not having seen the video I can’t comment on its content, only what ws in the article.

As you say the possibility is so far away I doubt it will concern me either.

OrangeCrate · 2007-04-21T22:31:05.000Z

DavidR post:8:

…or god forbid an iPhone ;D…

Oh, you are in so much trouble! Wait till Mac sees this…

DavidR · 2007-04-21T23:01:33.000Z

I know ;D but it is just a phone to me, nice looking but functionally I would just be using the phone.
I don’t have an mp3 player I don’t use my existing phone to browse the web or send emails, so I can’t see me buying an iPod or an iPhone.

iPhone combines three amazing products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a [s]widescreen iPod[/s] with touch controls, and a breakthrough [s]Internet communications device[/s]

So if you don’t listen to music or use the browser what else is left for your iPhone, telephone calls and for that I already have a mobile phone.

The iPhone looks great, but you must first have a requirement for its basic amazing ;D functions.

OrangeCrate · 2007-04-21T23:08:21.000Z

DavidR post:10:

I know ;D but it is just a phone to me, nice looking but functionally I would just be using the phone.
I don’t have an mp3 player I don’t use my existing phone to browse the web or send emails, so I can’t see me buying an iPod or an iPhone.

I’m with you. My cell phone is sitting here next to me, and I’m listening to a Led Zepplin CD on the box using Sound Juicer (Linux) and my Bose earphones.

Life is good.

Mac · 2007-04-22T02:29:22.000Z

OrangeCrate post:9:

DavidR post:8:

…or god forbid an iPhone ;D…

Oh, you are in so much trouble! Wait till Mac sees this…

Nah. Nice phone but not worth $500. Plus because of a iPhone Leopard was delayed until october.

So go ahead and bash it all you want ;D

system · 2007-04-22T02:55:37.000Z

.: Mac :. post:12:

Nah. Nice phone but not worth $500. Plus because of a iPhone Leopard was delayed until october.

Well said. Apple should see hell just for delaying Leopard.

Mac · 2007-04-22T16:32:54.000Z

por100pre1 post:13:

.: Mac :. post:12:

Nah. Nice phone but not worth $500. Plus because of a iPhone Leopard was delayed until october.

Well said. Apple should see hell just for delaying Leopard.

do you even have a mac? if not you dont really have a say in the matter!!!

system · 2007-04-23T11:27:25.000Z

.: Mac :. post:14:

por100pre1 post:13:

.: Mac :. post:12:

Nah. Nice phone but not worth $500. Plus because of a iPhone Leopard was delayed until october.

Well said. Apple should see hell just for delaying Leopard.

do you even have a mac? if not you dont really have a say in the matter!!!

I have a Mac, but I prefer my PC.

Dwarden · 2007-04-23T15:25:23.000Z

such future is hackers dream

Mac · 2007-04-24T02:06:41.000Z

First Mac user I have ever heard of that Prefers a PC

system · 2007-04-24T11:46:17.000Z

.: Mac :. post:17:

First Mac user I have ever heard of that Prefers a PC

I know it sounds strange. It’s hard to explain too. I had a hard time with one computing instructor at college back in the 80’s, he was a plain moron. The computer he used: a Macintosh Plus. But let’s get this straight right now: I doesn’t matter if I had a trauma; Mac rulez, period.

Mac · 2007-04-24T17:17:48.000Z

por100pre1 post:18:

.: Mac :. post:17:

First Mac user I have ever heard of that Prefers a PC

I know it sounds strange. It’s hard to explain too. I had a hard time with one computing instructor at college back in the 80’s, he was a plain moron. The computer he used: a Macintosh Plus. But let’s get this straight right now: I doesn’t matter if I had a trauma; Mac rulez, period.

por100pre1 have you had a chance to test avast for Mac OS X? Alwil could use more beta testers
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=27441.0

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