Welcome to this week’s Tech.pinions podcast. This week Tim Bajarin, Bob O’Donnell, and Ben Bajarin comment on the Apple/Beats deal, talk about Dell and the state of the PC industry, and analyze the recent partnership announcement between Intel and Rockchip. Click here to subscribe in iTunes. If you happen to use a podcast aggregator or … Continue reading Tech.pinions Podcast: Apple/Beats, Dell PCs, Intel/Rockchip
I attended the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 launch in New York last week and it got me thinking. After spending some time with the device and contemplating its potential impact, I realized it was time to take a fresh look at 2-in-1s, hybrids, detachables or whatever name you prefer to give to these combo devices. … Continue reading Surface Pro 3: The Future of PCs?
A few years ago I started making the point that our behavioral research findings kept indicating that once consumers started using iPads that their PC usage declined. My overall point was not that the iPad was being purchased to replace a PC but that it was being purchased because they could do more with it … Continue reading The iPad and PCs
Last week was an ugly week for the computer world. The IDC figures that came out for Q1 said that it was the biggest contraction the PC market that had ever been seen since their tracking began. The best Apple could muster was a slight YOY decrease in Mac sales, which looked great compared to … Continue reading The Soft Improvements in new PCs Could be their Biggest Draw
I have written and spoken often about my conviction that the role of the PC is changing. The personal computer as defined by a desktop and clamshell form factor was, for many years, the only PC in our lives. Now we have tablets and smartphones in our lives and they have usurped the value the … Continue reading The PCs New Role as an Appliance
Sorry for the long delay in our opinion cast. We are implementing a new model that we believe will make it even better. We have sought professional help and brought on a moderator / host Shawn King to produce and moderate our podcast efforts. In this Opinion Cast we discuss the iPad Mini and the … Continue reading The Opinion Cast: PCs are losing, Android is Winning?
One of the most exciting things happening in the industry right now is the diverse innovation coming from Windows PC OEMs, who are making every type of form factor imaginable. Looking specifically at the traditional PC industry and traditional PC OEMs, I have never seen such a wide array of innovative products flood the market … Continue reading PCs Gone Wild
. I’m a big fan of tablets, especially the iPad. Altrhough I find myself spending more and more time with a tablet and less and less with a traditional computer, I can’t imagine getting by without a Windows PC or a Mac. And that is why, though the market for traditional computers will shrink, they … Continue reading In Praise of Old-fashioned PCs
I’m fresh back from a couple of lovely weeks cruising the Mediterranean. In addition to providing some needed relaxation, the trip convinced me that we are truly living in a golden age of computing. Whatever your need, there’s a device ideally suited for it–and this specialization will shape the future of the tech market. I … Continue reading Smartphones, Tablets, and PCs: A Computer for Every Purpose
Does Apple, the post-PC company, have more faith in the future of PCs, than Microsoft? The idea may seem a stretch, seeing how Apple’s business is now dominated by iPhones and iPads, but it may well be true. Microsoft very much depends on the PC for its future, but it doesn’t seem to be serving … Continue reading Does Apple Love PCs More Than Microsoft?
There’s a new feature in iOS 5 that’s called “PC Free”. While the definition is very specific, it conjures up a lot of images I would guess, specifically getting rid of the PC and Mac. So exactly what parts of the PC and Mac is it removing? “PC Free” is about removing the PC for … Continue reading “PC Free” in iOS 5 Doesn’t Mean “Free from PCs” (or Macs)
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Convertible computers are those that can serve as a standalone media tablet and, when attached to a keyboard, can serve as a notebook. I believe that in 2013, these will be immensely popular. This is aggressive for many reasons, primarily because a convertible PC has never been widely successful. I’d like to share a few … Continue reading Why Convertible PCs Are About To Become Very Popular
I ask this question specifically because this is the question those who make PC’s are asking. In particular this initiative to make the PC relevant again is being driven by Intel and in part by AMD. This sounds rather silly because of course the PC is still relevant, the fact of the matter is the … Continue reading Will UltraBooks Make PCs Interesting Again?
One of the more interesting conversations to be happening around the tech industry currently is what kind of a cycle we are in? In the last few years, I’ve noticed an interesting tension that emerged because, as a whole, the tech industry has just come off a period of significant rapid invention and innovation. From … Continue reading The Tech Industry Build Out Cycle
An article posted by Nilay Patel on the Verge over the weekend seemed to get a fair bit of attention. I found it fascinating the industry buzz generated over Netbooks and why so many in the media seemed to be so excited about and fawned over these devices. Perhaps it was simply because they represented … Continue reading M1 iPads and Versatile Magic Glass
There is a saying that the tech industry is recession-proof. Every industry will be hit in some ways when there is a crisis, but history has shown us that tech is hit the least and rebounds the fastest. This is a primary reason tech stocks have done well throughout the pandemic. Investors foresaw that tech … Continue reading Tech Essential
This week’s Techpinions podcast features Ben Bajarin, Bob O’Donnell and special guest Steve Baker of NPD looking at the results of tech-related products sales trends in categories ranging from TVs and PCs to WiFi routers and monitors, throughout 2020 and into 2021, and what that says about the future of the tech industry.
On day one of the winter edition of Ignite, Microsoft announced the launch of Microsoft Mesh, a new collaboration platform powered by Azure, that allows people to have a shared virtual experience on a variety of devices from Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR) headsets to PCs and Macs and phones. In his opening … Continue reading Microsoft Mesh Empowers A Heterogeneous Holographic Collaboration
There’s been a lot of excitement around the trajectory of PC sales in 2020. The pandemic clearly reinvigorated demand for PCs, and sales could have been even greater had the market not faced component shortages. Working from home, learning from home, and fighting boredom at home drove upgrades as well as new sales, expanding the … Continue reading What Is Next For PC Sales?
Helping Intel stay in the semiconductor manufacturing game should be among one of the highest priorities for all US-based technology companies. While TSMC is the leader in manufacturing process technology, they remain a geo-political risk should China decide to enforce its will on the region. Samsung is not far behind, but being a Korean company, … Continue reading Why Apple Should Extend an Arm to Intel
At an industry level, what happens with Intel going forward has significant implications. That is why, if you follow industry commentary, what is going on with Intel, their CEO shift and the larger discussion about semiconductor manufacturing in the US is getting attention. It’s worth digging into the debate as to whether Intel should spin-off … Continue reading The Fork in Intel’s Road
Over the last year, there have been many stories about how Intel has lost market leadership in process technology and has had trouble meeting some of the demand for PC and server chips as both markets heated up in 2020. Intel is still at least two years away from moving to 7 nm while TSMC … Continue reading Out of the Box Thinking for Intel
Big news from the world of semiconductors is dropping this morning. Pat Gelsinger Comes Home to Intel I did not want to write about things that were rumors regarding Intel management, even if I had a hunch they were true, but Charlie Demerjian of SemiAccurate broke the rumor Intel (https://www.semiaccurate.com/2020/10/26/guess-who-is-looking-for-a-new-ceo/ Paywalled) was on an internal … Continue reading Intel’s Big Hire; Qualcomm’s Big Acquisition
I have spent a bit of time with reporters over the last week who have asked me to comment on my thoughts about tech in 2021. Many of these reporters know that I have done an annual New Year prediction column in late December for about 28 years. Last year was the first time in … Continue reading My Tech Wishlist for 2021
