David S. wrote:
>
> You're fighting the last war, generals.  The general-purpose "desktop"
> computer is doomed anyway, because the cost of supporting it is too
> high.  The hardware makers have been able to keep it limping along by
> cutting prices - and their own margins - but that can't go on forever.
> So having a "nice desktop environment" would be "nice", but not
> terribly significant.

Hmm, I've heard that before. Until I see what's next, I can't 
believe the desktop PC is going away. Handhelds? too limited (too 
small to type on or too bulky to carry around). Appliances? with 
what OS and features? WebTV or i-Opener?

In the long run, of course they're doomed, to borrow from Keynes: 
but how long are we talking about? 5 years? 10? 2.5? And how long 
will it take for all the PCs out there to be replaced by this new 
thing we don't even know about yet?


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