There has been many reports saying that embedded device (smartphone, tablet pc) will replace desktop and laptop pc soon. Is this true ? Is it good or bad?
Well, it is true that there are more 'embedded device' running then real pc. Depending how you define an 'embedded device' is. Linux is running on many router, modem, mobile phone, microwave oven, refrigerator, car entertainment system, car parking meter, dvd player and many thing. You have been a big user of embedded device or Linux without knowing you are one.
Lately the technology movement in smartphone is really amazing. Nowadays you can get a powerful processor and a real operating system on a cheap smartphone. You can run tweeter, facebook, bittorrent, checking email and typing letter on it.
All this happened because all this devices doesn't depend on Microsoft and Intel. So anybody can make a cheap thing out of it.
Desktop and laptop sales is going down because of these device. But they will survive because you need them to do more complicated thing like CAD, graphic editing and 3D games.
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