According to the online publication Computerworld, among experts, there are those who believe in the ability of the major smartphones almost completely replace the PC form factors different from our working life in the next few years.
At least, the chief engineer of GE Capital Eric Reed (Eric Reed), responsible for the implementation of client devices in the structures of the US giant General Electric, is convinced that in three to five years, major smart phones will be able to replace traditional PCs in almost all application areas . Functional capabilities of smartphones will not yield current PC, but the form factor change. However, Reed stipulates that for working with documents and various specialized programs in enterprises will use the dock to connect your smartphone to an external monitor, keyboard and mouse, as well as charge it.
The advent of Microsoft Office for Apple mobile devices Eric Reed believes familiar moment proving the willingness of industry giants to move towards each other, if it is beneficial to end users. Applications will have to modify considering the specifics of the mobile infrastructure, and solve the problem of compatibility with different hardware and software platforms.
In a corporate environment, according to Reed are popular just large smart display with a diagonal of about 5.5 ". On one hand, they take up little space at a constant displacement employee space. On the other hand, they display sufficiently large for sensing a certain amount of information. Having set of laptops, tablets and smartphones will not necessarily because all of these devices can replace tabletphone. Businesses have to create a secure and controlled information environment in which coexisted official and personal smartphones employees.