Subj : Re: Intel: Once mighty, now falling?
To   : StormTrooper
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Jun 05 2025 10:25 am

  Re: Re: Intel: Once mighty, now falling?
  By: StormTrooper to Nightfox on Thu Jun 05 2025 04:05 am

 St> Yes, the pooty is the computer.  There was a time I though PCs would stand
 St> the test against phones and tablets.. but in the end it looks to me like
 St> the PC will go the way of the dinosaur.   Its essentially already peak
 St> innovation while phones and what have you have settled out somewhat but
 St> becoming more capable and continuing to evolve.

In a way it seems that could be true, but after thinking about it a bit, I don't think PCs will totally go away.  There is some work that I think is just best done on a PC (at least due to having a larger screen and a physical keybaord), such as software development, photo & video editing, document editing, etc..  Also, I feel like PC gaming is still a significant industry.  And in particular, it seems to me that the market for graphics cards (especially ones with AI) is as strong as ever.  For those reasons, I just don't see PCs becoming obsolete.

However, if someone comes up with a more powerful phone or tablet, as well as a docking station for it that allows it to connect to a large screen and physical keyboard (as well as ethernet, to help connectivity), then I think you could accomplish all those same tasks just as easily.

Nightfox
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