Post Tagged with: "PC Industry"

Notebooks are the Past, Tablets are the Future
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Notebooks are the Past, Tablets are the Future

This may be one of the more controversial columns I have written in sometime, although my goal is not to be controversial but to spur thought- so please hear me out. It is no secret that I am very bullish on the tablet form factor. I have written extensively about them since the launch of [...]

Published by on April 27, 2012 7:16 am
A PC is a Truck and Sometimes You Need a Truck
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A PC is a Truck and Sometimes You Need a Truck

Steve Jobs said of the PC as he was developing his post PC theme, “PCs are going to be like trucks; less people will need them. And this is going to make some people uneasy.” Well he was right, if not accurate. A whole lot of trucks are sold. In just the US in February [...]

Published by on April 5, 2012 4:16 am
Are Netbooks Poised for a Comeback?
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Are Netbooks Poised for a Comeback?

The answer to this is no, and yes. Let me explain. In 2007, Netbooks took the market by storm. These small low-cost laptops hit the market at the beginning of the recession and were instant hits. Although first versions with Linux were panned once a low-end of Windows was made available they really took off. [...]

Published by on January 23, 2012 6:55 am
The PC Landscape is About to Change – Here’s Why
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The PC Landscape is About to Change – Here’s Why

One of my favorite quotes about change is: “Life is a journey, and on a journey the scenery changes.” The technology industry is also on a journey and on that journey the scenery will change. Whether many industry insiders recognize it or not the scenery is changing and it’s happening quickly. The line is blurring [...]

Published by on January 17, 2012 8:50 am
Why Apple Will be #1 in 2012
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Why Apple Will be #1 in 2012

A couple of weeks ago, market research firm Canalys made a significant prediction that by the end of 2012, Apple would be the number 1 PC vendor in the world. To get to this number, they recognized the iPad as a personal computer and pointed out that if you include iPad’s, Apple would be the [...]

Published by on December 5, 2011 3:25 am
Who Really Needs a PC Anyway?
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Who Really Needs a PC Anyway?

James Kendrick at ZDNet wrote a post asking an interesting question: Who really needs a stinking tablet anyway? His post is well articulated but misses the bigger picture of what tablets are and more importantly what they represent. So rather than look at the world today where tablets are in their early maturity stage, I [...]

Published by on November 28, 2011 8:05 am
Tech Trends and Disruptors to watch in 2012
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Tech Trends and Disruptors to watch in 2012

You may not know it yet, but when we end 2012, we will look back on it and realize that it was the most disruptive year we will have had in personal computing in over a decade. In the next 12 months, the market for personal computers of all shapes and sizes will have changed [...]

Published by on November 28, 2011 6:51 am
Will an HP PC Spinoff Make a Stronger Competitor?
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Will an HP PC Spinoff Make a Stronger Competitor?

I have been having conversations with key executives around the industry about HP’s decision to explore spinning off their Personal Systems Group, which is the group that makes their business and consumer PC’s. An interesting question that has come up is whether or not spinning off PSG will make for a stronger or weaker competitor [...]

Published by on September 1, 2011 3:11 am
6 Ways Apple Has Influenced the Last 30 years of the PC Industry
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6 Ways Apple Has Influenced the Last 30 years of the PC Industry

On Aug 12th, the industry celebrated the birthday of the IBM PC and its impact on our world of information. But we would be remiss if we did not also point out some of the key technologies Apple brought to the PC industry and how some of their pioneering technology and decisions actually pushed the [...]

Published by on August 15, 2011 3:14 am
Why Apple Scares the Wintel Vendors
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Why Apple Scares the Wintel Vendors

You might think that this is a trick question. On the surface, the answer should be the iPad and its eco system. But the iPad is a new category and while it is true they fear Apple’s potential of owning this market and making it hard to create products that are competitive, this is not [...]

Published by on August 1, 2011 3:48 am