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This is a good argument saying the desktop is still alive, but it is a bad argument saying that it isn't dying. Most of the points that the author illustrates
by JDulin 15y ago
This is a good argument saying the desktop is still alive, but it is a bad argument saying that it isn't dying.
Most of the points that the author illustrates the importance of desktops with will matter less and less in the next 5 years as storage and CPU power become cheaper. But most importantly, as hardware innovations make tablets convenient to use for typing (1) and easy to use with large displays (2), the desktop will become a niche power-user market.
(1) http://wingstand.com/ http://wingstand.com/
(2) http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/breakthrough-device-of-ces-2011-motorola-atrix-phone-pc/43406 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/breakthrough-device-of-ces-201...