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G UK · 26-08-2011, 23:12

My prediction is that the market is big enough for:

- Mobility : Smartphones will rule this area with little problem.

- Everyday : General Internet, Office and Casual Gaming will be taken up by the tablets in due course stealing massive market share.

- Power : Home Hub, Full Gaming, Image & Video processing, Analysis and other intensive and enterprise tasks are going to remain the domain of the desktop.

- Console : Continued combat with desktops stealing market share as a pure Entertainment Hub.

Laptops will slide into a niche product and become obsolete.

Most will end up with a tablet and many of them also with a Smartphone and Console whilst a core will remain with a Desktop as neither a Console or Tablet will do what they want (probably they will still have one or both though)

For the record a desktop doesn't have to be on a desk, mine is with my TV. Mine is hooked upto my main 42" HD TV with PC surround sound and wireless keyboard & mouse meaning I have all my media on one screen with my Tivo a button press away. When I get a new decent Amp my sound will be through one set-up as well leading to greater integration.

26-08-2011, 23:12	#39
G UK Inactive Join Date: May 2007 Location: NG15 Age: 43 Services: TIVO, XL TV, XL BB, M Phone Posts: 333	Re: The day of the PC over? My prediction is that the market is big enough for: - Mobility : Smartphones will rule this area with little problem. - Everyday : General Internet, Office and Casual Gaming will be taken up by the tablets in due course stealing massive market share. - Power : Home Hub, Full Gaming, Image & Video processing, Analysis and other intensive and enterprise tasks are going to remain the domain of the desktop. - Console : Continued combat with desktops stealing market share as a pure Entertainment Hub. Laptops will slide into a niche product and become obsolete. Most will end up with a tablet and many of them also with a Smartphone and Console whilst a core will remain with a Desktop as neither a Console or Tablet will do what they want (probably they will still have one or both though) For the record a desktop doesn't have to be on a desk, mine is with my TV. Mine is hooked upto my main 42" HD TV with PC surround sound and wireless keyboard & mouse meaning I have all my media on one screen with my Tivo a button press away. When I get a new decent Amp my sound will be through one set-up as well leading to greater integration.