[Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

[Drew Van Zandt]

I have a quad-core tablet with a keyboard.

It sucks for anything real.

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Drew Van Zandt
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On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Jason Normand <jay at lentecs.com> wrote:

> Personally I don't know anyone who uses a tablet exclusively.  It will
> still be some time before they replace laptops as the primary device.
>
> Additionally it would not surprise me if the growth of tablets actually
> revitalized the desktop to an extent.  With a tablet the convience of a
> laptop is unnecessary.  but an affordable desktop could provide the storage
> and a serious work environment.
> On Mar 12, 2012 9:47 PM, "Daniel C." <dcrookston at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 10:07 PM,  <markw at mohawksoft.com> wrote:
> > > My friends and I were arguing about what the future holds for
> computers.
> > I
> > > think we all agree that the desktop is dead, but there is some
> > > disagreement as to the fate of the laptop. Does anyone think that this
> is
> > > an interesting discussion?
> >
> > Yes.  Why do you think the desktop is dead?  For that matter, why do
> > you think the laptop is dead?
> >
> > > A "yet to be filled" niche will become a new must-have home device, It
> > > will be a cross between a set-top box and a file server.
> >
> > What do you mean by a set-top box?
> >
> > I think "the cloud" [sic] will stick around as a useful abstraction
> > tool, but like with all buzzword-ised technologies it will eventually
> > become just another thing you use when the solution it offers is
> > appropriate to the problem you have.
> >
> > -Dan
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