Is the PC Dead? (MSFT)
"'Good-enough computing has become a firm reality,' senior research analyst Jay Chou points out in the press release.
Of course. Companies aren't running spreadsheets on Android smartphones. Die-hard gamers may take some time before embracing the iPad. However, Web-savvy handsets and tablets are redefining the way many of us compute casually. A home that used to have a computer and a laptop could logically swap one out for a tablet.
It's happening, especially here in the United States. If anyone argues that the iffy stateside economy is to blame for desktop and laptop sales waning, ask them to explain why smartphone and tablet sales took off last year. Computing devices are being replaced with gadgets that are not as powerful or perhaps even as functional, but they are clearly more portable and fun to own."
I picked this up from one of my investment sites I look at...what do you think?
"'Good-enough computing has become a firm reality,' senior research analyst Jay Chou points out in the press release.
Of course. Companies aren't running spreadsheets on Android smartphones. Die-hard gamers may take some time before embracing the iPad. However, Web-savvy handsets and tablets are redefining the way many of us compute casually. A home that used to have a computer and a laptop could logically swap one out for a tablet.
It's happening, especially here in the United States. If anyone argues that the iffy stateside economy is to blame for desktop and laptop sales waning, ask them to explain why smartphone and tablet sales took off last year. Computing devices are being replaced with gadgets that are not as powerful or perhaps even as functional, but they are clearly more portable and fun to own."
I picked this up from one of my investment sites I look at...what do you think?