Carlos Augusto Buarque
In recent years, we have seen a great advance in the use of mobile devices in its different models among the entire audience, from children to the elderly. We already feel the profound change generated in our lives with the beginning of a connected routine and within reach of our own hands. With this change, many commented that mobile devices had arrived to replace personal computers. But this perception fails to consider that the mobile device is the personal computer of our times.
And it is not difficult to understand this transformation. The computer is nothing more than a data processing technology, that is, a tool capable of dealing with different types of information, from its codes and programming. What people are used to calling a computer, the desktop is a structure that visually translates the treatment of information. That's why today we have an infinity of models of personal computers: desktops, notebooks, tablets and others. Because what's inside these devices is what really allows them to be smart.
A fundamental law that explains the current moment in which computers fit in our hands is Moore's Law. According to Gordon Moore, in the 1960s, the trend is that the capacity of processors doubles every 18 months and, consequently, machines get smaller and smaller. Intel has been proving the relevance of this law over the last few decades, and has even accelerated Moore's suggestion. Today we already have very small processors, produced with 22nm manufacturing technology. To give you an idea, in 2014 we launched a computer the size of a memory card, the Edison.
The miniaturization of processors allows the creation and design of new products. When could we imagine that from a television screen we would use smaller and smaller screens on desktops, and later on notebooks and tablets?
This proves that the PC has not died, and will not die. The computer was largely responsible for bringing the digital revolution to homes and offices, it continues to reinvent itself and gains strength in the market with new models, ranging from all-in-ones, ultrabooks, 2-in-1s to many other convertibles. available on the market, which have the proposal to mix the capacity of a computer with the versatility of tablets.
The tendency is for the user to use several devices simultaneously. And the fact of being able to count on the total connection, anytime and anywhere, is one of the main attractions for this behavior. For the digital life we lead today, being able to access data, accounts and the Internet from any device with a fast connection is critical.
IDC forecasts that the total number of connected equipment and devices will reach 50 billion in 2020, an average of seven devices per person. In 2014, IDC predicts that in Brazil the number of notebook and tablet sales will reach the mark of 19.1 million units.
We are living a moment of revolution in the computer industry. The computer, which has transformed our lives, bringing intelligence to companies and homes, is now increasingly present in our daily lives. Whether through a notebook, desktop, tablet, smartphone or even with the new devices that are being created using tiny computers like the Intel Edison.
* Carlos Augusto Buarque is Consumer Marketing Manager at Intel Brazil
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