Monday, March 23, 2015

IBM executive says PC era is in its twilight

IBM executive says PC era is in its twilight
Dean continues. "When I helped design the PC, I didn't think I'd live long enough to witness its decline. But, while PCs will continue to be much-used devices, they're no longer at the leading edge of computing. They're going the way of the vacuum tube, typewriter, vinyl records, CRT and incandescent light bulbs." So, what's replacing the PC? While Dean mentions the obvious candidates--tablets and smartphones--he claims it's not really the devices but "that innovation flourishes best not on devices but in the social spaces between them, where people and ideas meet and interact. It is there that computing can have the most powerful impact on economy, society and people's lives." Dean adds that IBM is building up its service and software capabilities through acquisitions, especially in analytics. Since 2001, IBM has acquired more than 127 companies for a combined total of $33 billion, he wrote. Needless to say, this isn't the first time a tech industry luminary has declared that the PC is dead.In fact, Former IBM CEO Lou Gerstner said something eerily similar back in 1999.But somehow the PC goes on.And I suspect will continue to thrive in the form of the Ultrabook and MacBook Air or any number of new laptop designs that come out over the next few years.


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