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I would argue that standardization in the PC markets is driven by overlap between enterprise server hardware, enterprise PC hardware, and (incidentally!) consum
by losteric 10y ago
I would argue that standardization in the PC markets is driven by overlap between enterprise server hardware, enterprise PC hardware, and (incidentally!) consumer PCs...
Think about laptops, they've been around for a lot longer and are much closer to desktop PCs. Why hasn't modularization transformed that market? What about tables?
Answer: Most consumers don't care. They won't upgrade their PC, their laptop, their phones, their tablets, they'll just check them out and get a new one every 5 years.
Phones and tablets don't have enterprise demand. Laptops have some enterprise demand, which corresponds to some degree of customization/standardization.
- bluedino 10y agoModular design of PC's made the manufacturers all race to the bottom in price and nobody but Apple has made money from personal computer sales in 15 years.
- Laforet 10y agoThis is a good point. I've always wondered why PC components have always been priced with total transparency and razor-sharp margins unlike most other kinds of tech.
- flukus 10y agoHow much of that race to the bottom was driven by a handful of integrators like dell though? If they were on store shelves they might have other ways to increase profit margins. Spending $10 more on a better component is an easier decision than spending $100 on a packaged product that you don't know the internals of.