[Discuss] Future of Personal Computers

[markw at mohawksoft.com (markw at mohawksoft.com)]

> I have a quad-core tablet with a keyboard.
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> It sucks for anything real.

Is it a matter of hardware or software?

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