Google CEO Pichai Sees the End of Computers as Physical Devices
Computer RAM sit inside plastic container inside computer refurbishing department at Attero Recycling Pvt. Ltd, in Raipur Industrial area of Bhagwanpur, Roorkee, India, on Monday, Oct 07, 2013.
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Forget personal computer doldrums and waning smartphone demand. Google thinks computers will one day cease being physical devices.
“Looking to the future, the next big step will be for the very concept of the ‘device’ to fade away,” Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai wrote Thursday in a letter to shareholders of parent Alphabet Inc. “Over time, the computer itself -- whatever its form factor -- will be an intelligent assistant helping you through your day.”