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IDC Report concludes with the downfall of personal computers
By siliconindia
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Friday, 03 December 2010, 21:39 IST
Bangalore: As the people say a big no to personal computers and opt for smartphones and tablets to work smartly, IDC comes out stating frankly about the collapse of PC-centric era.
As 2011 approaches fast, the cloud based services, mobile computing and social computing according to the recent IDC report will get established and unite for the IT industry and the industry it serves into a new conventional platform. The content of the report explains how the mobile devices like smartphones and tablets would rule the mainstream platform in 2011 and beyond.
The report concluded stating "Mobile computing --- on a variety of devices and through a range of new applications --- will continue to explode in 2011, forming another critical plank in the new industry platform. IDC expects shipments of app-capable, non-PC mobile devices (smartphones, media tablets, etc.) will outnumber PC shipments within the next 18 months --- and there will be no looking back."
Microsoft is continuing to struggle with Windows Phone 7 and is also at risk to gain a strong grip with it on the market although its success is built on PCs and Windows. This situation has taken away the crown from Windows of being the world's most dominant operating system and eventually being iOS and Android. When compared to Apple, the success of iOS has placed Apple at a better position although it stands nowhere when compared to Google.
Google rules search, mapping and similar services and the growth of mobile devices would bring more traffic to Google. The Cloud computing services of Android are estimated to be as successful as the operating system itself. The move of potential privacy and anti-trust issues with governments around the world if is taken, it can slow down Google ruling in the new era. It is mandatory for Google to focus on its tech competition as well as its relations with the various governments to continue ruling.
