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Hype Cycle for PC Technologies, 2006
7 July 2006
 
Anthony Kros   Leslie Fiering   Michael A. Silver   Mark A. Margevicius   Brian Gammage   Mikako Kitagawa   Martin Reynolds   Amy Teng   Andy Kok Mun Woo   Todd Kort   Jim Tully   Ken Dulaney   Luis Anavitarte   Joseph Unsworth   Rachna Ahlawat   Annette Jump   Stephen Kleynhans   George J. Weiss   Stan Bruederle   Leif-Olof Wallin   Phillip Redman   Van L. Baker   Jon Erensen   Rita E. Knox  

The cost of succumbing to PC hype is constant churn in the installed base with higher system image and support costs.




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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Analysis
    • 1.0 What You Need to Know
    • 2.0 The Hype Cycle
    • 3.0 The Priority Matrix
    • 4.0 On the Rise
      • 4.1 Office Open XML File Formats
      • 4.2 Linux on Desktop for Mainstream Consumers (Mature Markets)
      • 4.3 PC Software Appliances
      • 4.4 64-Bit Computing
      • 4.5 Multicore Processors
      • 4.6 Linux on Desktop for Mainstream Consumers (Emerging Markets)
      • 4.7 Wireless USB/UWB
      • 4.8 OLED Screens
      • 4.9 Embedded WWAN
      • 4.10 PC Application-Streaming Technologies
      • 4.11 PC Application Virtualization
      • 4.12 PC Virtualization Software
      • 4.13 Hardware Virtualization
      • 4.14 802.16-2005 WiMAX
    • 5.0 At the Peak
      • 5.1 Blade PCs
      • 5.2 Nonvolatile Memory Caching
      • 5.3 Open Document Format for Office Applications (OpenDocument)
      • 5.4 Three-Dimensional LCD Displays
      • 5.5 Ultramobile Personal Computer
      • 5.6 Blu-ray vs. HD DVD
      • 5.7 Micro Fuel Cells
      • 5.8 PC-Based Media Center
    • 6.0 Sliding Into the Trough
      • 6.1 Linux on Desktop for Mainstream Business Users
      • 6.2 ExpressCard
      • 6.3 Smart USB Drives
      • 6.4 Open-Source Office Products
      • 6.5 Tablet PC
      • 6.6 Wireless WAN Cards
    • 7.0 Climbing the Slope
      • 7.1 Linux on Desktop for Data Entry Workers
      • 7.2 Fingerprint Reader
    • 8.0 Entering the Plateau
      • 8.1 Bluetooth Version 2.0
      • 8.2 Smart-Card Reader
      • 8.3 Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g
    • 9.0 Appendices
      • 9.1 Previous Iteration of the Hype Cycle
      • 9.2 Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels
  • Recommended Reading
Tables
Table 1.
Hype Cycle Phases
Table 2.
Benefit Ratings
Table 3.
Maturity Levels
Figures
Figure 1.
Hype Cycle for PC Technologies, 2006
Figure 2.
Priority Matrix for PC Technologies, 2006
Figure 3.
For Reference: Hype Cycle for PC Technologies, 2005




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