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

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

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.

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.

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

My wife would be happy if the news were true.
I would not need anymore upgrades!

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

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...