A lot of this "PC is dead" stuff is very bizarre a few reasons. (a) Some are projecting trends based on the very beginning of the smartphone/tablet "era." IE,

A lot of this "PC is dead" stuff is very bizarre a few reasons. (a) Some are projecting trends based on the very beginning of the smartphone/tablet "era." IE, 5% of pageviews from smartphones in 2011, 10% in 2012, 80% in 2015. (b) PCs defined as a computer with a keyboard, mouse & screen are the most pleasant thing to work on for long periods. People who work in offices, students, etc. are still going to use a PC. If you plug bigger screen and keyboard into your 2016 android, it's now an android PC. I do think the world is changing in a way that affect MS. There are now 2 new OS's that have the potential to pivot into Windows killers. On 1-$200 devices, consumers & manufactures can afford to be more adventurous and try new OS's. So, 2 potential competitors could become 5 or 10 in the next few years. I also think PC prices may keep coming down without volume going up. On the other side of the equation there are risks too. People are buying more "computers" then ever before & spending a lot of money on them. Families that spent $1000 every 4 years on a home pc now also buy 3 smartphones a cheap tablet and a cheap netbook. MS know this. They may not have the high hit rate that Apple do, but they are an impressive company with a history of winning and more experience than anyone in platforms. This "PC is dead" hyperbole is annoying mostly because the more accurate "PC is changing" is so much more interesting."