The smart computer is no longer able to compete against tablet computers

September 9, according to foreign media reports, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs (Paul Jacobs) announced at the company's 2010 IQ conference, iPad and other tablet computers have occupied the company originally planned for the smart notebook computer. market.

Jacobs said that the smartbook computer initially proposed "always-on, all-day devices" (never shut down, all-day boot device) commitment, but now iPad and other tablet computers have also put forward a similar concept.

So far, the smartbook computer that can be seen on the market is only the HP Compaq Airlife. Toshiba's AC100 is not a smartbook. It will be classified as a mobile internet device (MID). Instead of using Qualcomm's Snapdragon, the AC100 uses the Tegra 2 chipset from rival Nvidia.

Qualcomm said it will actively promote the use of Snapdragon chips in tablet PCs. It is expected that tablet PCs using this chip will be available in the first quarter of 2011.

Frankly, Qualcomm does not care how customers use Snapdragon chips. They are concerned about the number of OEMs that actually use this chip. What is disappointing is that the number of all-day bootable devices equipped with hardware hard drives on the market is decreasing.