Worldwide tablet sales drop 35.7% after the holidays

Lady Fitzgerald said:

I wouldn't go so far as to say tablets will never, not ever replace tablets

I would go so far as to say that it is more than likely that tablets will never entirely replace more traditional type computers/PCs. My main home PC, for example, is a game server, file server, home entertainment system, workstation, it crunches for scientific research, and is a mainframe of sorts for which my tablet and phone are optional wireless terminals of.

I think it's more likely that tablets and smart phones will replace game consoles though. My Nexus 5 has comparable graphics at higher resolutions and refresh rates than a PS3, for example, and can be controlled by a wireless game controller and output Full HD video and audio to my TV through slimport or wirelessly with miracast.

Post-Tablet era?

This is good news for desktop users.
Now maybe we'll stop having these horrible phone/tablet GUIs "shoved down our throats".

Another thing I heard yesterday, PC games are earning a lot more money than console games (apparently due to optional extras for MMORPGs).

Lets hope the good news keeps coming.

Just because something new come out doesn't mean that something older has to go away.
The market will decide on that.
Their will always be something new for the NOW crowd.
New toys for the next Christmas sale. Then the next Christmas something new again.
Folks are finding out they really never wanted a cell phone to do all the things that cell phone can do.

Boozad said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

I wouldn't go so far as to say tablets will never, not ever replace tablets

I think that was a post error... :)

Wrend said:

I think it's more likely that tablets and smart phones will replace game consoles though. My Nexus 5 has comparable graphics at higher resolutions and refresh rates than a PS3

What the heck kind of games are you playing?

If they are indie games, then yes no shocker there. If they are mindless puzzle games, then again no surprise. But there is no way a uncharted or tomb raider will end up on your phone like that and look anywhere close to the ps3.

andrew129260 said:

What the heck kind of games are you playing?

If they are indie games, then yes no shocker there. If they are mindless puzzle games, then again no surprise. But there is no way a uncharted or tomb raider will end up on your phone like that and look anywhere close to the ps3.

When it comes to gaming I have the attention span of a goldfish.
Even my 6 year old grandson thrashes me. I let him win (yehhh! ... right!)
And my 10 years grandson has already put his order in for a rig .. he is getting quite good at rudimentary AutoCad ... at 10?!
He is bored with the iPad, now that he has discovered what can be done with big guns.

My most recent work rig was built by a gaming shop ... it has been brilliant for AutoCad.
It was my first foray into multiple internal drives ... can't do that with a laptop, tablet nor a phone.

Created on a Toshiba laptop 15½inch screen, only any good for surfing and email.

Jacee said:

Boozad said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

I wouldn't go so far as to say tablets will never, not ever replace tablets

I think that was a post error... :)

Yeah I just couldn't think of anything witty to type at the time.

Jacee said:

Boozad said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

I wouldn't go so far as to say tablets will never, not ever replace tablets

I think that was a post error... :)

True, the second tablets should have been PCs. I had to stare at that several times before I finally "saw" it. I'm old with ADHD, mild dyslexia, etc.; cut me some slack.