Laptops sort of have gone away, in the sense that the smartphone has become many people's first computing device over the past decade. Adults who did not own a

Laptops sort of have gone away, in the sense that the smartphone has become many people's first computing device over the past decade. Adults who did not own a computing device before the smartphone, may choose to continue living their lives without a laptop/desktop. Kids who have grown up with iPads and Chromebooks at school may look for mobile options in college first instead of a standard Mac/Windows laptop.