The PC Is Not Dead

Belle writes "Bill Gates has an op-ed in this morning's BW Online, in which he responds to the magazine's question Is the PC dead? with a resounding "No!" and argues that the most revolutionary years for personal computing are yet to come." From the article: "The result is that the personal computer has become far more than a cog in the machine of corporate computing -- it's an essential tool for every individual in the organization. Take the personal out of computing, and most companies would grind to a halt."

Yawn

[MoxCamel]

Bill Gates says PC isn't dead. In other news, freedom is on the march, and be sure to get your free iPod.

Wake me when Bill Gates runs Linux on his Mac.

Mox

If you're running windows

[Anonymous Coward]

.....It will probably kill it.

semantics really

[Anonymous Coward]

Does a zombie PC count as alive? Can anyone confirm/deny?

PC is dead

[BigHungryJoe]

Java thin clients are where it's at. Sun has known this for years, and that's why they are doing so well in the market.

Im cynical.

[DeathByDuke]

'Is the PC dead?' asked the reporter.

'No!' says the man who once said we all need only 640kbytes of memory...

zerg

[Lord Omlette]

According to mc chris [slashdot.org], "PCs are lame".

I recommend slashdot host a discussion panel, mc chris on one side, Bill Gates on the other.

Re:no shit sherlock?

[WIAKywbfatw]

Pizza isn't dead yet but it's only a matter of time. Didn't you see Demolition Man?

That's funny.

[bigtallmofo]

When they asked the richest man in the world, who happened to have amassed his wealth in the PC business what he thought about the PC business, he had nothing but positive things to say.

Diverse Ecosystem?

[ninjamonkey]

The only "diverse ecosystem" I know of lives in my dirty laundry.

The PC is not dead?

[Junior J. Junior III]

Can we really believe Gates on this? He's got a vested interest... maybe we should seek confirmation from Netcraft... they seem to be the authority on these matters.

Are you sure the PC isn't dead?

[Cro Magnon]

What if it's running BSD?

Re:Yawn

[pla]

Wake me when Bill Gates runs Linux on his Mac.

Yeah, some mornings I'd like to sleep forever as well. So wake me when OS-X runs on PC hardware.


IPod... Heh, how cute. Must... not... mention... Vorbis!

Re:semantics really

[varmittang]

Remember, kill the original zombie, and everyone who is a zombie returns to normal. So if you kill the head PC zombie (the hacker), then all zombie PCs will be back to being normal PCs. Until they get bit again.

South Park had it right

[Anonymous Coward]

General: I thought this new Windows 98 was supposed to better?

Gates: It is!! Over 78% more [BANG! the general shoots him in the head]

[Gates falls dead]

Re:Dumb Terminals For Everyone

[The Amazing Fish Boy]

Quite honstly, most users could work perfectly fine with a dumb terminal. All most office workers need is printer access, a web browser and basic office apps. Why do I need to set each of them up with a PC for that?

Administrator Logs: March 22 2005

Remote Application Usage:
word.exe 14
excel.exe 9
access.exe 3
powerpoint.exe 53
sol.exe 13420194

Bill Gates- "The PC is not dead...

[gmuslera]

... that blue screen usually dissapear after restarting it"

Re:Diverse Ecosystem?

[halivar]

The only "diverse ecosystem" I know of lives in my dirty laundry.

Is yoru underwear really "laundry" if you never launder them? Just wondering...

Re:That's funny.

[macrom]

In other news, Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud announced that oil other petroleum products were excellent sources of clean energy, with no need to search for alternative fuel and energy sources for the next 10 years.

Just the claps.

[tmhsiao]

I got mad at the PC
For screwing up the Jumble caper.
I hope I don't see its name in the paper.
In the obituarieeees,
'cause that would mean that it's dead
The PC Is Not Dead
I'm so glad the PC is not Dead.

I get the same reponse . . .

[harley_frog]

from users when I say, "Your PC is dead." Only, they usually respond by screaming "Nooooooooooo!"

Bring out yer dead!

[Lovesquid]

Well, since they're dead, I'll take those pesky PC corpses off your hands for you.

Re:Other things that are not dead!

[Anonymous Coward]

And in other news, Generalissmo Francisco Franco *is* still dead.

Ears?

[sczimme]

I just read that so called op-ed piece and I think my ears may be bleeding from the sheer amount of marketing speak.

Next time don't read the article aloud - just move your lips as you go.

HTH. HAND. :-)

Why would anyone ask?

[ShineyMcShine]

It's like asking, "Is sex dead?".

Bill's record

[saltydogdesign]

Bill doesn't have a terribly good record of predicting the future, but you know, even a broken watch is right twice a day.

Re:Maybe next year, eh?

[Adam9]

Excuse me, but I work at a call center (Support Desk) and we absolutely need our P4 2.6ghz HT processors with 512mb RAM. Otherwise, World of Warcraft and BZFlag will have too low of a frame rate.

Re:Maybe next year, eh?

[Shalda]

The fact that a non-geek like me can set it up indicates that it can certainly be done by experienced developers.

Truly sir, you contradict yourself. Anyone running a wireless Linux thin-client network out of their house is inherently a geek. No matter how many nights a week you play softball, attend the opera, or whatever it is you may do, you are most assuredly a geek. Fortunately, you seem to have found the proper support group.

And from the other side of his mouth...

[faxafloi]

"Take the personal out of computing, and most companies would grind to a halt."

"Now, let's talk about Web Services!"

Re:That's a pretty big problem.

[Kent Recal]

Also all server rooms, ofcourse, need at least one functional mousetrap.