tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post4090150763966706240..comments2024-03-28T13:39:27.601-07:00Comments on DSHR's Blog: The Architecture of Emulation on the WebDavid.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-56727586835733341962017-01-30T06:27:52.715-08:002017-01-30T06:27:52.715-08:00My emulation report noted that there are issues wi...My <a href="https://mellon.org/Rosenthal-Emulation-2015" rel="nofollow">emulation report</a> noted that there are issues with QEMU's support, including regressions in its emulation of older hardware. There have also been a number of security vulnerabilities, highlighted by the decision to <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/30/google_cloud_kicked_qemu_to_the_kerb_to_harden_kvm/" rel="nofollow">remove QEMU from Google Cloud</a>.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-58718752869828543632016-06-11T17:07:19.481-07:002016-06-11T17:07:19.481-07:00And IDC just increased its projections for PC mark...And IDC just <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/10/pc_market_sinking_even_faster_than_first_thought_thanks_to_windows_10/" rel="nofollow">increased its projections for PC market shrinkage</a>.:<br /><br />"The firm now says PC shipments “... are forecast to decline by 7.3% year over year”. That's “roughly two per cent below earlier projections as conditions have been weaker than expected.” The firm names “weak currencies, depressed commodity prices, political uncertainty, and delayed projects” as the weaker conditions impacting sales."<br /><br />Part of the reason is also:<br /><br />"Windows 10 isn't helping matters either, because lots of people are availing themselves of free Windows 10 upgrades rather than buying a new PC. The firm also says that “while a large share of enterprises are evaluating Windows 10, the pace of new PC purchases has not yet stabilized commercial PC shipments.”"David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503292949532760618.post-65858695482989531852016-05-10T14:01:11.194-07:002016-05-10T14:01:11.194-07:00One of the problems my report on emulation highlig...One of the problems my <a href="https://mellon.org/Rosenthal-Emulation-2015" rel="nofollow">report on emulation</a> highlighted was the mismatch between the hardware much of the software being emulated was designed for (the PC or even the tablet) and the harwdare it will be emulated on in the future (the phone). The reason is that the PC and tablet market is in free-fall, for at <a href="http://www.canalys.com/newsroom/pc-market-2011-levels-tablets-fall-sixth-quarter" rel="nofollow">least the last 6 quarters</a>, according to Canalys. The PC market is back to levels of 5 years ago.David.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14498131502038331594noreply@blogger.com