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The Westford, Mass.-based firm has a management and administration scheme for running virtual PC images on either company-owned or employee-owned laptops a nice option for many SMBs, where "bring your own" is becoming the norm in terms of desktop computing.
But it's clear that Microsoft is thinking in terms of desktop products (this is how it lays out support cycles for Windows releases) with this kind of end-of-life announcement, and it might confuse mobile subscribers, especially given that Microsoft hasn't yet made it exactly clear what will follow Windows Phone 8 as its next-generation mobile platform.
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I think there's a lot of changes going on in terms of how the desktop emerges.
It could work great for someone looking for a single computer solution that's closer to an iPad but with a larger display and a little more range in terms of approximating a desktop; and it could be great for a digital artist looking for something to use away from their home setup.
Also there are still glitches in terms of porting data between desktop and mobile: you can move a username from desktop to mobile, but not the other way.
Apple shouldn't worry about the surge of Android in terms of tablet market share, desktop PC makers and the likes of RIM, Nokia and Microsoft should.
This could lead to at least a temporary drop in engagement for Disney, because the old Club Penguin was seeing a 50-50 splin in terms of users coming from desktop and mobile.
Going on a web Safari Apple's in-house browser Safari does pretty terribly in terms of market-share on desktops and laptops, but it's always been one of the best – if not the best – mobile browser.
Perhaps surprisingly, Windows remains the most popular platform on the desktop in terms of usage, accounting for nearly half of all usage compared to 36% on Mac.
But not only mobile devices will surpass desktops in terms of traffic, they will excel them in enabling people do so much more on the internet: anytime, anywhere.
Could my own clunky desktop be, in terms of information capacity, smarter than me?
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