Analysis says high hardware prices will destroy Google Chrome OS
Beijing time, March 12, according to foreign media reports, IDC vice president Bob O'Donnell (Bob O'Donnell) said that the price of mobile products running Google Chrome OS is higher than that of Intel chips and Windows. Products, which will be one reason why Chrome cannot succeed in the rapidly growing mobile market with multiple winners.
Google requires Chrome mobile products to have relatively high graphics performance, accelerators, and other sensors. Odenar said at the DirecTIons 2010 conference, "PC manufacturers said that Google ’s hardware requirements will make Chrome products more expensive than Windows products, and it is far behind the latter in terms of application support."
In addition, Chrome is only for online applications. Wintel netbooks (referring to netbooks configured with Intel chips and running Windows) users said that the proportion of offline use of netbooks is as high as 40%. Odenar said that Chrome runs all applications in the browser, and many manufacturers have made similar attempts, but all have come back. "Chrome is facing many difficulties. I do n’t think people will like it."
Odenar is also skeptical of the possibility of ARM architecture entering mainstream mobile products such as netbooks and notebooks. "Mobile systems require Windows or Mac OS, because if a product looks like a notebook, users want it to have the function of a notebook. I think that the ARM architecture faces many opportunities in the field of dedicated devices, and multi-purpose devices will still be the foundation of the x86 architecture. "
IDC predicts that notebooks and smartphones will still be the most successful mobile products, with shipments in 2011 exceeding 240 million units (parts); tablets will be the most successful intermediate products (between notebooks and smartphones) In 2011, shipments will reach 16 million units, and e-reader shipments will rank second with 6 million units. Compared to one, shipments of ARM-based smart books will not exceed 2 million units, mobile Internet devices have begun to decline, and shipments will be far below 1 million units.
Last year, only 1.1 million tablets were shipped to business users. New generation tablet computers such as the Apple iPad have a better user experience and are geared towards consumers. Odenar believes that the new generation of tablet computers will be a dark horse, and iPad shipments may reach 4 million units.
Although the iPad has the function of an e-reader, many people still prefer a dedicated e-reader with an E-Ink display rather than a tablet with an LCD display. IDC believes that mobile Internet devices will be the biggest losers, because they only configure 4-inch to 7-inch displays, and the price is relatively high. Netbooks are clearly the winners. Netbook shipments reached 34 million units last year, and IDC predicts that it will grow to more than 45 million units next year.
Odenal pointed out that excellent synchronization technology will be a factor in determining the success of mobile devices. He called for the development of a universal ID technology that allows users to easily access their content and services on any device. "If only "One island after another, no mobile device can be successful, and the ability to synchronize between multiple devices is critical."
For mobile devices, another important factor is to allow users to use data service plans on a variety of mobile devices. Odenar said that telecom operators eager to increase revenue will not provide such services in the short term, but users need such services
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