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Is anyone else getting tired of the endless predictions of the doom of the PC as tablets take over? Tablets are wonderful for "consumers": People who want to u
by oneandoneis2 14y ago
Is anyone else getting tired of the endless predictions of the doom of the PC as tablets take over?
Tablets are wonderful for "consumers": People who want to use apps, read web pages, etc. They just aren't useful for actual WORK: If you want to so much as write a letter, you'll long for a real keyboard if all you have to hand is a tablet.
If you want to sit down and code.. well, I can't see xmonad and vim going touchscreen-based any time soon :)
- icebraining 14y agoI don't see where the author predicted that? He predicted the death of consumer Desktops, not PCs.
- dagw 14y agoTablets don't preclude keyboards (see the Microsoft surface pro for their take on the problem). Also tablets don't preclude attaching to a 30" monitor and your external keyboard and mouse combo of choice. I suspect that in two-three years time I'll be running xmonad and vim on a tablet more powerful than most current laptops and with a choice of keyboard solutions every bit as good as the one on my macbook.