The auto industry has kept itself going and growing (perhaps not Detroit). It involves innovation and creative marketing. PC's are staples just like cars. They will get beyond this Microsoft debacle and grow again. There are still majority of people on this planet who don't own one, and they have a practical finite lifetime. They will merge with IoT and communications (I for one prefer to use my small detachable computer to a cell phone when I travel. Skype beats anything when traveling in Asia or Europe where wifi is everywhere and free.)
What's going to actually happen back in the real world is that iOS/Android will evolve to the point where most consumers will be able to dock/connect their devices to the necessary peripherals to get the (light/medium) productivity work that they want done.
.....works for me......and I think I'm a more typical (light) user than most on this board.
What's going to actually happen back in the real world is that iOS/Android will evolve to the point where most consumers will be able to dock/connect their devices to the necessary peripherals to get the (light/medium) productivity work that they want done.
I tend to disagree on this;windows will have a dockable phone; and will do what it takes to block ios & android into corporate; so far they were successful without having any phone but with 2in1.
You cannot write off ar/vr. PCs as we know it will morph into different forms