PC Industry Stares Faces Years Long Recession: Analyst - Page 2

Chevalr1c · Nov 15, 2012, 05:06 PM

If I built this desktop of mine from scratch now, I had also been choosing for a form factor of mATX or less. Times are changing. The desktop won't die (there will be a time during which saving on the battery will be an important economic factor) but they will get smaller. A lot smaller.

phanbuey · Nov 15, 2012, 05:25 PM

mailman is right... desktops as we know them will eventually die and what will be left will change and become something a bit different than what they are today.

It is only a matter of time. Workstations at work will eventually become thinner and thinner (as in thin client, not actual dimensions), and home desktops will move closer to appliances.

trickson · Nov 15, 2012, 05:25 PM

The problem with all these handheld devices is they do not leave you with a free hand! No point in watching porn if you can't spank the monkey while you watch! I will stick with my DT.

phanbuey · Nov 15, 2012, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by trickson

The problem with all these handheld devices is they do not leave you with a free hand! No point in watching porn if you can't spank the monkey while you watch! I will stick with my DT.

that is why they know you will buy the optional kickstand and clear screen protector accessories.

trickson · Nov 15, 2012, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by phanbuey

that is why they know you will buy the optional kickstand and clear screen protector accessories.

LOL. But what about the screen? It is small and makes the boobs look small. I think they need some kind of magnifying accessory to fix this as well. One that pops up when needed.

phanbuey · Nov 15, 2012, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by trickson

LOL. But what about the screen? It is small and makes the boobs look small. I think they need some kind of magnifying accessory to fix this as well. One that pops up when needed.

See... you just innovated an accessory - the tablet head-mount hat... it holds the tablet 9 inches away from your face, making the screen size the same as an Imax.

Prima.Vera · Nov 15, 2012, 05:42 PM

lol

Easy Rhino · Nov 15, 2012, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by trickson

LOL. But what about the screen? It is small and makes the boobs look small. I think they need some kind of magnifying accessory to fix this as well. One that pops up when needed.

and will also magnify you tiny peepee to make you feel more like a man

Chevalr1c · Nov 15, 2012, 05:44 PM

No Trickson, just attach it to the TV.
@ EasyRhino: definitely

trickson · Nov 15, 2012, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Easy Rhino

and will also magnify you tiny peepee to make you feel more like a man

Speaking from experience I see. I have no problem with my manhood LOL.

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by phanbuey

mailman is right... desktops as we know them will eventually die and what will be left will change and become something a bit different than what they are today.

It is only a matter of time. Workstations at work will eventually become thinner and thinner (as in thin client, not actual dimensions), and home desktops will move closer to appliances.

Of course I'm right. You act as if that was ever a debate.

erocker · Nov 15, 2012, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by btarunr

A major factor in declining PC sales could be slow PC replacement rate, "with analysis pointing toward a 1-2 year extension in the replacement rate from 2010-2015 due to income diverted to 'disruptive' mobile products like tablets and smart phones across the globe."

Or how about something called a global recession/depression?

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by erocker

Or how about something called a global recession/depression?

That hasn't effected Tablet or Smart phone sales? Nice try.

Easy Rhino · Nov 15, 2012, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by erocker

Or how about something called a global recession/depression?

no, there is no global recession. hey, who let him in? quick, pound him before he reveals the truth!

trickson · Nov 15, 2012, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by erocker

Or how about something called a global recession/depression?

Hey Obama said it was over so there it is there.

digibucc · Nov 15, 2012, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by trickson

Hey Obama said it was over so there it is there.

just like bush said "mission accomplished" right?

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by digibucc

just like bush said "mission accomplished" right?

Depends on the mission doesn't it?

trickson · Nov 15, 2012, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

Depends on the mission doesn't it?

You beat me to it.

But YEAH!

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by trickson

You beat me to it.

But YEAH!

I think you missed the joke honestly.

trickson · Nov 15, 2012, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

I think you missed the joke honestly.

No I did not. It is true. Obama's Mission is still on going Bush's "Mission" is over.

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by trickson

No I did not. It is true. Obama's Mission is still on going Bush's "Mission" is over.

sigh.......carry on.

phanbuey · Nov 15, 2012, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMailMan78

Of course I'm right. You act as if that was ever a debate.

I wasn't talking to you

.

Also, I wish we could just skip tablets and go straight to personal robots.

Sasqui · Nov 15, 2012, 08:17 PM

Until tablets and smartphones replace "productivity" platforms like the PC or MAC, they're not going to die any quick death. But alas, they will die in time... or take another form.

I think Microsoft is doing the right thing with a tablet/pc hybrid platform, but they're going to have a tough time getting folks to buy thier phones. Android and iOS have too much momentum right now.

TheMailMan78 · Nov 15, 2012, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by phanbuey

I wasn't talking to you

.

Also, I wish we could just skip tablets and go straight to personal robots.

All my robots would have sexually transmitted viruses not even Kaspersky could cure.

3870x2 · Nov 15, 2012, 08:21 PM

I am still surprised 'Stares Faces Years' has yet gone uncontested.

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Nov 15, 2012, 05:25 PM	#27
phanbuey Eligible for custom title Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 5,010 (2.48/day) Thanks: 1,484 Thanked 959 Times in 812 Posts System Specs	mailman is right... desktops as we know them will eventually die and what will be left will change and become something a bit different than what they are today. It is only a matter of time. Workstations at work will eventually become thinner and thinner (as in thin client, not actual dimensions), and home desktops will move closer to appliances.

Nov 15, 2012, 05:25 PM	#28
trickson OH, I have such a headache Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Planet Earth. Posts: 6,105 (1.97/day) Thanks: 1,863 Thanked 896 Times in 746 Posts System Specs	The problem with all these handheld devices is they do not leave you with a free hand! No point in watching porn if you can't spank the monkey while you watch! I will stick with my DT.

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