By: tatilsever

tatilsever — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 17:30:30 +0000

> “desktop PCs which are likely to remain dominant in the enterprise market.”
I doubt that desktop PCs are all that significant in enterprise. Granted my experience is mostly based on US companies, but most if not all computers whose main purpose is editing documents or sending email has turned into laptops. Laptops cost more, but if the employees ever get some work done on them outside their cubicles for more than a few hours a year, the difference is worth it. There are many stationary PCs acting as dumb terminals, but the main work is done on a server somewhere else, so those PCs do not need upgrades very often. In any case, many of those dumb terminals are being replaced by mini tablets with special accessories such as barcode scanners. That leaves the servers running behind the scenes, but they are more likely rack mounted systems rather than the traditional desktops. That about leaves content creators and CAD tool users working in small businesses as the major category of future users. That might be a profitable segment, but I don’t see the volumes making a big difference.

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By: tatilsever