The office of the future. will it be Microsoft and QWERTY keyboards or something els

[JimBobIII]

Microsoft's the main choice, and even if Linux overtakes it the similarities between MS' Office suites and free alternatives like Libre Office, at least as far as word processing goes, are enough that most users would have little or no trouble adjusting.

QWERTY's not going anywhere either; most touch interfaces still use a classic QWERTY layout similar to a physical keyboard. Even if voice dictation software makes some large leaps in the near future it'll never be perfect, so knowing your way around a standard keyboard is a must.

My brother's school has implemented Acer tablets into the curriculum as visual/interactive learning aids and such in a variety of classes, though student access to them is still pretty limited. They're certainly not using them for any office/IT training, though, and I doubt they will be in the future.

[Reach Lan]

Thank you very much for taking the time to respond.
I appreciate your point about basic’s first.
Thanks and regards.
James

[Reach Lan]

Dear all.


Thank you ,everyone, who took the time to respond, your comments were very welcome and have helped us to formulate a way forward forthe children.


Thanks again

reach.

[graven29]

You know, it's funny - a lot of people praise Apple over Microsoft, and a lot of schools that I have worked with have Macs and not PCs for their laptops and desktops. But when you get out there in the real world it is still a PC world. I really hope something better comes along soon, but I wouldn't skip the PC or the QWERTY keyboard any time soon if I was in charge of curriculum.

[bryce12]

I think the tech industry is moving more and more towards touch interface. So we may have tablets in schools with wireless keyboard for ease of typing. However the technology is continuously evolving so I might not be surprised if we see something radically new in the future.

[Victor Leigh]

Dear all.


Thank you ,everyone, who took the time to respond, your comments were very welcome and have helped us to formulate a way forward forthe children.


Thanks again

reach.

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[captainderp]

I reckon it will be Microsoft. Purely because Apple is far too expensive. Although it could be Apple. For example, a school near me has recently acquired funds to buy every pupil an iPad. However, this also makes them targets for robbers, and the question arises as to whether they will use it for other work than school, eg recreational use.