G+_Kevin Spitzer (JaguarXT Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/10/4512242/pc-shipments-longest-consecutive-decline-chromebooks-shine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Damian Mongru Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 Watching WW, I was surprised Leo was so surprised that there is a downturn in PC sales. My guess of what an average user uses would include: Facebook, Twitter, (G+?), Instagram, a few websites, a little bit of email - but most probably a messenger app, and the rest is consumption (music/videos/iplayer VoD etc). You not only do not need a laptop for these, but the app experience is better in a lot of cases. Even things that used to require a PC, such as syncing photos, have disappeared with smartphones immediately uploading to the cloud. Gadgets and electronics are mainstream now - PCs are more and more for business (or geek) usage. I realise everyone knows this already. Strangely, this could put MS in a good position if they can succeed with Modern UI on tablets. I.e. they will have a strong consumer product, and a strong Enterprise product. Finally, I am yet to see a phenomenal hybrid device. No manufacturer has cracked this formula yet, they seem to compromise too much. A well designed touchscreen laptop is the only form factor I would buy at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Eng. Jorge Santana Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 The innovation is on mobile and the cloud both better experiences on tablets and phones. PC's are trucks now and for the foreseeable future... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Damian Mongru Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I couldn't agree more Eng. Jorge Santana but there are still a few ways of looking at it: The processing power in devices allows you to do most consumer tasks on a small device - not just a tablet but a smartphone is powerful enough. Therefore, tasks that required laptops in the past do not require them now e.g. office on an RT. The demographic is changing - from businesses buying the most devices to consumers. That's why I thought the Surface was a great idea - it even came about when everyone was buying (Logitech?) keyboards for their iPad. The RT should have been a great consumer device, a tablet++, it has the tablet form factor for when that is all you need, and the odd times you need a keyboard, there's a great cover/keyboard to use. I think saying you can use office on it AND it has tablet apps, the best of both worlds, was the wrong idea, it should have been 75% tablet, and a functional keyboard when you need to do a bit more. That seemed a bit off topic, but it was more of how MS should be looking to make up the difference of the declining PC sales with their tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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