What is now driving the industry is not the relatively static world of hardware but the proliferation of distribution channels to get the software to TV sets, movie screens, cable systems, VCRs, and personal computers..
What is now driving the industry is not the relatively static world of hardware but the proliferation of distribution channels to get the software to TV sets, movie screens, cable systems, VCRs, and personal computers.
But things have changed a lot since then, what with the explosion of the consumer Internet, the commoditization of hardware, and the proliferation of open source software giving kids all manner of opportunities to learn the nitty-gritty of computers before they ever have their first kiss.
But for many studios the complexities of getting the hardware to work, despite the proliferation of tools, libraries and sample code from Microsoft, prohibited serious investment.
The advent of microprocessors in the late 1970s led to much smaller hardware assemblies and accelerated the proliferation of computers.
There's a proliferation of new hardware formats coming and as a company, we have to learn how our users are going to use them.
Despite the proliferation of cheap hardware technology, one barrier to entrepreneurs existed until recently: costly enterprise software.
It may still have a defensible position thanks not only to emerging demand for its hardware but also its GPU proliferation locking developers into its ecosystem.
We also found that the proliferation of mobile hardware created a new problem that could only be solved by mobile-focused app testing startups like Crittercism.
That means we could hear a lot more besides, including what's going on with Assistant and its proliferation to other hardware and devices, and what we can expect from the company in terms of ARCore, its ARKit equivalent for Android.
