This week, let’s look ahead at changes coming in hardware over the next few years and the players driving those changes. It is certainly time for a change. In 1984 we had two PCs in the business space, Apple enjoyed 40 percent market share and had two innovative designs (the Apple II and the Mac) — neither of which survived in business, and IBM had a desktop computer that took up much of the desk. That form factor is clearly in the minority now.
I know for fact that Cubix has been manufacturing blade workstations and servers for over 15 years, long before anybody started using the term "blade PC". Also,"the Cubix optical" he refers to is Cubix's LaserStation P/C product.
Another alternative, one that you briefly touched on, is the Mac PowerBook. Its great, reliable, portable, allows us to connect to the corporate email and last month when everyone else off line due to a blackout, we continued working away on our projects. As standards merge, this becomes a great business alternative.
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PC Alternatives for the Future
Posted by: Rob Enderle August 15, 2005 05:00 AMThis week, let’s look ahead at changes coming in hardware over the next few years and the players driving those changes. It is certainly time for a change. In 1984 we had two PCs in the business space, Apple enjoyed 40 percent market share and had two innovative designs (the Apple II and the Mac) — neither of which survived in business, and IBM had a desktop computer that took up much of the desk. That form factor is clearly in the minority now.
As standards merge, this becomes a great business alternative.