Title :
Ultra Low-Cost PCs Redraw the OS Wars
fDate :
6/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The wild card that might preclude Microsoft\´s Eclipse isn\´t a revolutionary online approach or a blockbuster acquisition. Rather, it might emerge from the global rise of a new category of computer, the ultra-low-cost PC, or ULPC. This category combines attributes of feature-laden personal computers with network-dependent thin clients to deliver either a "best of both worlds" or an acceptable performance compromise, depending on your perspective.
Keywords :
network computers; notebook computers; operating systems (computers); Microsoft Eclipse; OS war; feature-laden personal computer; network-dependent thin client; ultra low-cost PC; Art; Batteries; Clouds; Companies; Computer networks; Microcomputers; Open source software; Operating systems; Personal communication networks; Portable computers; PC industry; personal computers;
Journal_Title :
Distributed Systems Online, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MDSO.2008.18
