The mobile devices are dwarfing the internet. The spotlight is getting further and further away from heavyweights like IBM, Oracle, HP, Microsoft and is cast firmly on mobile players such as Google or Apple and social networks.
For years we accessed everything from our desktops. We ran everything from our desktops. However the mobile devices have taken the fight to the desktop, and are winning. Recently we read of the inevitable shortage of IPv4 IP addresses largely due to the explosion of mobile devices. The signs are there for everyone to see that the mobiles are winning the battle.
Recent studies in the US have indicated that Apple is getting more media coverage than any other high tech company. Google with its Android challenge are following very closely. Apple’s iPad recently became the most widely accepted new high tech device in the world.
With the social media taking the world by storm, and the social media’s suitability to mobile devices, the stage is set for the downfall of the desktop. Maybe the corporate offices will still stock piles of desktop computers but the consumer market is a market on the move, and needs tools that are suitable for mobility.
More and more mobile apps are replacing desktop applications. With the recent explosion of tablets I see conditions set for the burial of the desktop. The revolution is on.
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