For the nth time, they keep saying the PC is dead.

arkhi · Jun 10, 2011

PC Dead? LOL

The rapid rise of cloud computing, coupled with a slew of increasingly powerful mobile computing devices, is killing the PC faster than analysts had predicted.

In fact, some now say, the desktop PC is essentially dead – an immobile zombie that's already irrelevant to many consumers and soon will be to businesses, too.

Yesterday's announcement of Apple's iCloud, which will store content online and sync all of a user's Apple devices wirelessly, is the latest in a series of nails being hammered into the PC coffin. Smart phones and tablets have given rise to a new consumer demand for immediate information at our fingertips, which John Quain, industry expert and longtime technology writer, said has made the desktop computer defunct.

"We don’t need PCs anymore," Quain told BusinessNewsDaily. "They are dead."

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fseal · Jun 10, 2011

Haha I know... and now my parents and some friends are all asking me about it becuase theyheard on the news that the PC is dead

Well maybe a tablet or phone can replace a PC for those very few people that never really knew what to do with one anyway, but nearly EVERYTHING I use a PC for is just PAINFUL or completely imossible on any mobile device now and for any forseeable future.

seavixen32 · Jun 10, 2011

I can't see smart phones and tablets coping with Photoshop et al.

I need all the desktop space I can get and I'd look a bit silly lugging a smart phone about that has a 27-inch screen!!

The PC is dead? Long live the PC.

Gornot · Jun 10, 2011

The cloud can suck it! Seriously, I just had to say that.
These "PC dead" B$ people keep trolling about is just another way to make it more popular than it is or could be with conventional marketing.

Think of Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and other de facto can't-sing-for-life peasants in "modern" music and you'll get the idea. Or be the MS fan and think of Apple, then go throw up xD

Skulblaka · Jun 10, 2011

Let's see them try to play "the Witcher 2" on their teeny tiny tablets.

"The objective of news is to spread panic and raise hell."

mr pc · Jun 10, 2011

Of course this revelation follows the introduction of icloud - an Apple product

and they don't call their machines pc, catch my drift?

This is just an attempt to sway consumers - don't buy a pc! It's damaged goods. I'm sure the people who will buy this hype are the ones who don't use a computer to it's full potential.

There are still a myriad of reasons why pc's should continue to live and become better.

Stratos · Jun 11, 2011

You always have random airheads that think they know it all by coming to premature conclusions (conjectures) without really thinking about things before they speak their mind.

While tablets and phones have come a long way, PC's will always continue to exist. It's still much easier to type, code, design and process projects with a normal keyboard and mouse where it can be very clumsy and less than precise using a touch interface found on tablets and phones. The above mentioned Photoshop comment is a good example of this.

Gamers won't be able to find tablets and phones a better choice than a desktop (or laptop) PC. A tablet and phone are convenient and are best used in isolated situations. I definitely have no desire to create webpages, write applications, type reports, run diagnostic software, program routers using a phone interface nor would I ever consider doing them on a tablet.

arkhi · Jun 11, 2011

I agree with all of you guys. Also, on the article, it claims that business would be swapping from PCs too. I;m just dying to see 1 million smartphones solded side to side to form some sort of RAID (or RAEP, I guess - Redundant Array of Expensive Phones) to run a massive server. :rofl:

AJV111 · Jun 11, 2011

PC's will never die, they might change in shape and size, the pc is the father of all net cadgets etc, also they use pc's to design and try out apps for these new gadgits, be it be phone or pads etc, Its all as "Mr PC says its a way for consumers to buy there products" if your a series highend pc user or gamer the pc will never die,
there is a good sales gimmick been used for years and years which some people full for and thats pricing for instance,
$10.000 but when they see $9.999 they only register the 9 in there heads. So now people are be scard into buying products i would say the use of the sentance "the desktop PC is essentially dead" is missleading and false advertising, The day i find a gadgit do everything i do on a pc @ the same time playing a highend game i will eat my hat.

jimbo45 · Jun 11, 2011

seavixen32 said:
I can't see smart phones and tablets coping with Photoshop et al.

I need all the desktop space I can get and I'd look a bit silly lugging a smart phone about that has a 27-inch screen!!

The PC is dead? Long live the PC.

Hi there
never mind about Photoshop -- try doing EXCEL with complex VBA stuff and a lot of Charts where you NEED at least TWO screens and a PROPER keyboard to do anything sensible at all.

Manufacturers are only trying to push new products -- and in any case with the amount of data "hacked" these days I don't think too many people are ready to trust "the Cloud" just yet -- if ever for sensitive / commercially valuable data.

Can you imagine the CIA having its stuff on a "Hackable Third party" server (unless its DELIBERATELY trying to mislead its opponents) -- or the Israeli Mossad relying on Computers situated possibly in IRAN for handling its processing.

The PC will be around for a long time yet. -- Nothing wrong with other ways of accessing the web for example using Smart Phones -- but I see these as an ADDITION to PC functionality -- not a replacement for it.

Cheers

jimbo

stve · Jun 11, 2011

While tablets and phones have come a long way, PC's will always continue to exist. It's still much easier to type, code, design and process projects with a normal keyboard and mouse where it can be very clumsy and less than precise using a touch interface found on tablets and phones. The above mentioned Photoshop comment is a good example of this.

A mouse & keyboard are a must for me also at this moment in time a PC , probably in 10 or 20 years most people will use the cloud with a touch screen but a keyboard & mouse will be an option as well

Wishmaster · Jun 11, 2011

I can see all of this becoming more popular but ...

I can not see MS or any of the major component manufacturers phasing out PCs.

Realistically, wheres theres a demand, theres money and profits to be made.
And all of them, after all, are in the buisiness to make money.

And while many like the idea of Cloud Computing, and backing up files in the cloud, theres just as many or more who oppose it.

HAVOC · Jun 11, 2011

OK. Two things.

One, I'm not going to play games on some tiny screen when I have my large monitor.
I've played games on my iPhone and it looses it's appeal very quickly. Have you seen system requirements for some newer programs? You might be able to work in Photoshop over the net but how slow would that be with a tablet?

Two, the "cloud" is a stupid idea. What if I can't get on the internet for whatever reason? How will I be able to do any work/recover files if I can't get there or my internet is really slow that day?
I'll backup my files to my external harddrive, thank you.

strollin · Jun 11, 2011

For gamers and techies like us, the desktop PC may never die but remember that we are the minority. The average user just wants to browse the web and access frivolous sites like Facebook and Twitter so they have no use for a desktop PC. Desktop sales have been sinking for quite some time, most new computer purchases are laptops.

To get an idea of what cloud computing really is (not just storing data on-line) take a look at Google Docs. You can create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc... without installing any software except a browser. When "the cloud" is fully implemented you will only need a dumb terminal device running a browser, essentially your OS, everything else will be in the cloud. We've got a ways to go before that comes to be but it is what we are moving to and for the average user it will do the job.

MadSupra354 · Jun 11, 2011

I'm so stupid. Why buy a gaming PC when I can get a smart phone? :sarc:

Boastree · Jun 11, 2011

Here is a thought...perhaps "they" do not want us to have the power and want us to give it up by convincing us the mobiles are just a good....

Hopalong X · Jun 11, 2011

My wife would be happy if the news were true. :dinesh:

I would not need anymore upgrades!

I am sure I am the only one on the forum with that problem.

Urthboundmisfit · Jun 11, 2011

Gornot said:
The cloud can suck it! Seriously, I just had to say that.

BWAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!:roflmao:

....they keep saying the PC is dead

Ivan the SoSo · Jun 11, 2011

AT&T just rolled out caps on internet usage, and you can bet that extra money WILL NOT be used to improve their services...or you can buy this:Newegg.com - HITACHI Deskstar 0S03230 3TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

$129.99 get you a three terabyte drive.....I remember seeing my first 50 gig drive....500 dollars!...what would you ever do with that much space? Maybe back then the cloud would have been a good deal....now its just stupid...

mickey megabyte · Jun 11, 2011

reports of the pc's death are greatly exaggerated.

(with thanks to mark twain)

although as strollin pointed out, most people don't really need a full-blown pc for facebooking etc.

For the nth time, they keep saying the PC is dead.

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