Every time the “PC is dead” topic comes up, an old Monty Python movie comes to mind, and I’ll bet you can guess which one. PCs are on almost every desk, and the installed base is measured not in the hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands — it is measured in the hundred millions. Brian Krzanich, Intel’s latest CEO, last week announced a massive layoff tied to the company’s missing its quarterly numbers, and once again the alarm sounded. Was the PC is dead, or was Intel’s miss just another new-CEO mistake?
I dropped 5k on a new PC system early last year. Why? Because the PC still does what I want it to do, and nothing else does; because I like two big beautiful monitors to work with and game on; because VR is, hopefully, right around the corner, and console systems that don't do everything I want them to do, in addition to gaming, don't interest me.
I think the PC form factor is far from dead. And smart companies like Acer understand that.
I appreciated this point of view and I agree whole heartedly so much I created an account just to say so.
I was reading in another tech blog about Intels new CEO and I am prone to thinking this guy doesn't know what he is doing really. The PC will never fully die. Too many of us want the ability to swap parts in and out and new tech is coming out all the time.
example of why other tech people I know are still buying are for things like Oculus Rift. its not a new PC but check newegg and similar they sell lots of parts why they are not driving this shows that they really do have their heads in the clouds along with a huge disconnect between the user base and CEO level management.
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Why Is the PC Industry Trying to Kill the PC?
Posted by: Rob Enderle April 25, 2016 10:27 AMEvery time the “PC is dead” topic comes up, an old Monty Python movie comes to mind, and I’ll bet you can guess which one. PCs are on almost every desk, and the installed base is measured not in the hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands — it is measured in the hundred millions. Brian Krzanich, Intel’s latest CEO, last week announced a massive layoff tied to the company’s missing its quarterly numbers, and once again the alarm sounded. Was the PC is dead, or was Intel’s miss just another new-CEO mistake?
I think the PC form factor is far from dead. And smart companies like Acer understand that.
I was reading in another tech blog about Intels new CEO and I am prone to thinking this guy doesn't know what he is doing really. The PC will never fully die. Too many of us want the ability to swap parts in and out and new tech is coming out all the time.
example of why other tech people I know are still buying are for things like Oculus Rift. its not a new PC but check newegg and similar they sell lots of parts why they are not driving this shows that they really do have their heads in the clouds along with a huge disconnect between the user base and CEO level management.