Comments on: Of course PC sales are in decline: Mobile is where it’s at

By: atlblackops

atlblackops — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 19:53:16 +0000

PCs will decline somewhat, but that’s because many users don’t need a pc view content. Tablets are simply another tool for viewing content; extremely ineffective for creating or modifying content. For those of us that actually create complex content and required multitasking and multithreaded performance, the PC is the most effective choice.

By: gr8bkset

gr8bkset — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:19:59 +0000

No need for hardware that just sits at my desk or weights 3-7 pounds to lug around. My Galaxy Nexus connects to my 50 inch TV via MHL and to a bluetooth keyboard/mouse and serves as a capable “PC”. I don’t see a need for a PC … except to convert DVDs to mobile format. Heck, in a couple years I won’t even remember what DVDs are!

By: Peter Deep

Peter Deep — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 06:35:38 +0000

a. I have no idea what that sentence means.
b. All tablets made (so far) can be used with keyboards, even iPads, and it’s tiring that people think that tablets with a keyboard didn’t exist before Windows 8. (Actually, I’m not sure if Kindles or Nooks can be used with a keyboard but I’d be surprised if they couldn’t.)
c. Many mobile devices are priced quite competitively, IMO. A seriously decent PC starts at $1,000 and tablets max out well below that.

By: NGayanP

NGayanP — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:07:41 +0000

Although on a different architecture – ARM seem to have the right idea by focusing of efficiency, and not just on raw GPU and CPU power.

With Windows 8, I feel that ARM will slowly make strides into the laptop and desktop markets – especially once the compatibility issues are dealt with

By: matthew

matthew — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 22:59:00 +0000

I don’t get the point. In a few years we wont’ be talking about PCs vs Tablets vs Phone vs Laptops vs Netbooks. We will be talking about brands, OS screen size, input methods and features. Since when is a tablet not a personal computer? Yes sure they currently run on phone OSes but that’s only due to limitations in the hardware. Very soon they will converge completely.

I build web apps, I build for screen size, browser and input method (keyboard, thumb, finger tip). The large screen is not going anywhere, whether it be connected to a tower, laptop, tablet or phone.

By: arbcafe

arbcafe — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:24:09 +0000

I have a PC (actually a Mac) AND iPad and iPhone, and no plans to not have a desktop machine – or at least a laptop – in the foreseeable future.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:53:54 +0000

I hear that, Linda. I’m just outside of the Baby Boomer group and had to move to bifocals early this year. Maybe that’s why I keep buying phones with larger screens every year. In 2011 it was the 4.65-inch Galaxy Nexus and now it’s the 5.5-inch Galaxy Note 2! ;)

By: PVS-1

PVS-1 — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:41:50 +0000

Yes, agree. CPU & GPU technology had reached somewhat of a plateau about 2-3 years ago. So for the average user who has purchased a new computer since that time… the PC upgrade doesn’t seem to be as much of a “necessity” as it did in the past. Especially now since it’s not anticipated that Win8 will have any more computing demands than Win7.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:29:50 +0000

I can manage a laptop ok, but anything with a smaller screen is out. Remember you too will someday discover just as we Depression and war baby generation folks are now, it’s hard to read that tiny print. Getting old doesn’t fry our brains or make us less willing to try new stuff, but we won’t buy what we can’t use.

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:47:13 +0000

These mobile devices may have their place but the thought of working on a spreadsheet on a 7 or 9 inch screen is ridiculous and totally out of the question on a smartphone. If all you do is text your friends, watch youtube videos, and play games, the new devices might fit your needs. For those of us who use a PC for work and have 4, 5, 6, or more applications open at the same time, even a large tablet is out of the question. I suspect some of the decline is for the same reason I have not purchased a new computer lately — I don’t need to. My old computers work just fine and run all of the latest versions of software that I use. USB 3.0 is no reason to scrap my current computers and buy new ones.