Posted on 05/06/2013 11:41:57 PM PDT by zeestephen
...which is great if all you need is one laptop. :D
When I was researching a recent smart phone purchase I thought of a similar device. A display-based docking hub for all devices to interface with. I think they’re technically feasible but didn’t see anyone offering one yet.
What I envisioned was a 32”+ 1920x1080 2ms LED touch screen (why not?) display with 32GB+ RAM, quad core processor, 1TB SSD, g/n/ac WiFI and have multiple HDMI and USB3 ports for connecting/charging devices.
It would run a custom Linux OS for device support and a GUI for host selection via the HDMIs and WiFi interfaces in addition to its own computing applications.
It would use VMs to run the Linux host OS and all connected guest OSs via a secure hypervisor. Connected devices which do not present a guest OS would use the Linux host for device and application access.
The hypervisor feature is required to prevent it from becoming a multi-platform virus hub between guest OSs. In essence it would be a multi-platform communications hub for devices and VM host for connected OSs via root access to their host device or alternatively, a hypervisor would spin up for their access if the device is not trusted for direct (Linux host) access. For guest OSs Read/writes would be sent to their host devices but all interaction would be via the hub.
Well, that’s my device and I’m sticking to it.
Indeed. Do anything you want under the covers to improve operation and stability but stop forcing user interface changes.
My greatest frustration of late with Windows 8 has been trying to find control panel.
I’m not using 8 at the moment, but I believe Winkey+X will bring it up.
Personally, I hope Apple makes a move to dominate the front office OS, but I know they won’t. They’re sort of winning it now without even trying anyway...
If your definition of sorta winning is not even trying to expand a tiny market share with not a fraction the products they need to compete...then ya, they are winning.
Apple will be fine as long as they stick to niche, ie: making phones, tablets, and other pretty gadgets. If they try to get into the less glamorous field of servers and enterprise operating systems they are out of their depth.
Live Mail has been absorbed into Outlook.
That and the boot to desktop feature, makes Win 8 usable!
Yep. I've been in the computer software biz for 28 years and been using Windows since 3.1 (in addition to Unix).
At Easter, a relative asked me to take a look at his computer, which was running Windows 8 - I had to ask my 13 yr old son where the Control Panel was...
The Windows Key + X takes you right to it, I have learned.
So nice of them after some of us have spent 6 or 7 months learning an entirely new way to navigate.
Sometimes the obvious appears to escape Microsoft. I was forced to replace a PC that I used to control a CNC rig (old hardware croaked). The ONLY option I could find quickly had Windows 8 installed (an HP "all-in-one"). So, I get it in place, install all the CNC software, update said software to the Windows 8 compatible versions (which took a week of elapsed time), and get the CNC system up and running...sort of. I am getting odd "glitches" in the machined output, which I was NOT seeing with the WinXP system. And the hardware/software (Roland) support has been completely useless. So I am now looking for an older laptop or all-in-one which "does" run and have WinXP installed.
We "had" been looking to upgrade the CNC system with another newer and better featured Roland machine....not gonna happen.
Both Microsoft AND Roland can KMFA.
A “bet the company moment?”
With Windows 8, it looks like Ballmer rolled the dice and they came up “snake eyes.”
I’m glad I have Windows 7 on my desktop.
I have wondered about that myself? It seems to me ever since Ballmer took over the top spot running Microsoft, Microsoft has gone into the toilet.
I bought My SO one of those HP touchscreen fiascos. Her last computer was a school system rebuild held together with wire and chewing gum.
(Why do people have a website browser icon for every place in electronic space as part of their desktop display?)
I bought my Lenovo when Win7 came out. I was working in a Louisiana employment office watching all their Win98SE’s go nuts with the websites by the employers. In 2009, they ripped the guts out and refitted to run Vista. You might say that after owning XP machines, then using Vista machines at a place of work, WIN7 is a better deal.
I see no reason to attempt any shenanigans with WIN8. I ordered my machine to be built to mil-spec. I know how to treat these machines, so it should last a while. I have no intent on purchasing another machine.
Apples’ OS is basically Unix, Unix is a very good operating system and has no problem with servers. In fact Unix has been running on the servers before MS even existed. Linx is also Unix and it also has no problem running on servers.
Virtually all major enterprise level organizations are going run large Sans, Some variant of UNIX for core business systems, and Window for AD DNS DHCP WINS (some Unix machines still use WINS) sometimes mail/office products. Where do you see Apple competing?
I don't see them making a big break through in any business computing area. Nor do I expect they want too. They are making lots of money with their gadgets where a cool case, well designed electronics and slick gui get's them market share. Expect them to stick to their strengths.
Well now I can agree with you, Apple does not appear to have any interest or any kind of natural advantage in the server world. I was just pointing out that Apples OS (Unix) would not prevent them from doing so.
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