Information technology researcher Meta Group predicts that less than half of all corporate computer users will use a desktop as their primary information device within two years. A new report from the research firm highlights the mobile-computing trend that has been boosted by lower laptop prices, increased mobile performance and the popularity of wireless connectivity. Meta Group said that by 2006, just 45 percent of corporate users will be primarily dependent on a desktop machine.
Desktop PCs in Decline as Notebooks Surge
Posted by: Jay Lyman January 15, 2004 09:57 AMInformation technology researcher Meta Group predicts that less than half of all corporate computer users will use a desktop as their primary information device within two years. A new report from the research firm highlights the mobile-computing trend that has been boosted by lower laptop prices, increased mobile performance and the popularity of wireless connectivity. Meta Group said that by 2006, just 45 percent of corporate users will be primarily dependent on a desktop machine.