are laptops about to be shelf less in brick and morter stores ?
will notepad bring the displays of laptops to about next to none on store shelfs ?
Taiwan's struggling computer makers will use next week's Computex show to promote a new generation of ultra-thin laptops that might be their last hope of turning back the seemingly unstoppable momentum of Apple's iPad and other hot-selling tablets.
The brainchild of Intel Corp. (INTC) (INTC), the sleek laptop-tablet hybrid known as Ultrabook is 0.8 inches (20 mm) thick and features instant log on and ultra-sharp visual images.
Taipei's Computex, the world's second-largest computer show, will display more than a dozen 12- to 17-inch Ultrabook models powered by Intel's new generation of "Ivy Bridge" processors, which were unveiled in April.
Ultrabook's success is crucial for computer makers and others in the industry. World PC sales have stalled since Apple's 2010 launch of the slickly designed iPad made personal computing and the Internet even more portable for consumers.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/201206 ... 7O0G0.html
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Laptops is the end in site ?
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The way these idiots are talking you would think that EVERYONE will be using an iPad for ALL computing from now on which is ridiculous.
Laptops are still more popular than desktops right now since you can get the same power in a smaller package. 17" "desktop replacement" laptops are selling like hot cakes here, at least among our huge population of retirees.
Yes, the iPad is putting a dent in laptop sales because there IS a segment of the consumer market that DOESN'T need a REAL computer - who are actually SCARED of real computers. If all you do is email, browse & twitter you certainly don't need a real computer
But on the other hand, NO ONE is going to write a letter or do spreadsheets on an iPad, nor are you going to run a small business on an iPad.
The market is changing, and PC manufacturers just need to accept that and change their business models. For many people a smart phone or a tablet is all they need.
Laptops are still more popular than desktops right now since you can get the same power in a smaller package. 17" "desktop replacement" laptops are selling like hot cakes here, at least among our huge population of retirees.
Yes, the iPad is putting a dent in laptop sales because there IS a segment of the consumer market that DOESN'T need a REAL computer - who are actually SCARED of real computers. If all you do is email, browse & twitter you certainly don't need a real computer
But on the other hand, NO ONE is going to write a letter or do spreadsheets on an iPad, nor are you going to run a small business on an iPad.
The market is changing, and PC manufacturers just need to accept that and change their business models. For many people a smart phone or a tablet is all they need.
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