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Re: There is no "post-PC"

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On Wed, 12 Aug 2015, Sylvia Else wrote:

> On 12/08/2015 1:58 AM, RS Wood wrote:
>>  From the «all just marketing ploy» department:
>> Title: There's no such thing as post-PC
>> Author: Thom Holwerda
>> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:01:49 -0400
>> Link: http://osnews.com/story/28765/There_s_no_such_thing_as_post-PC
>> 
>> The post-PC era is a term that was made popular by Apple at its 
>> introduction of
>> the iPad in 2010, and one that a lot of people took to mean the PC will
>> eventually die and tablets and smartphones will take its place. The PC 
>> isn't
>> exactly healthy right now, but it's also nowhere near death, no matter how 
>> many
>> stories try to exaggerate its continued decline. I've never been a fan of 
>> the
>> term "post-PC era", since it's obviously just a marketing ploy.
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Posting to comp.misc, sci.misc, and misc.news.internet.discuss
>> 
>
> Tablets are great for consumers of content.
>
> With a few exceptions, anyone who wants to create content (I don't count 
> Tweets as content) needs a PC.
>
I think that's a fair dividing point.

The thing is, as more of the population gets online, the smaller the 
percentage that is interested in creating content.  At best, most people 
will add some detail to a wikipedia entry, or retweet something.  So they 
can be "participants" without having to do the heavy lifting.

Previously, those people had no choice but to get a "PC" of some sort, now 
that they can get tablets or smartphones, they are no longer restricted. 
And indeed, for the consumer, having portability really is a useful thing.

   Michael

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There is no "post-PC" RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-08-11 15:58 +0000
  Re: There is no "post-PC" Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2015-08-12 10:47 +1000
    Re: There is no "post-PC" Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-08-12 01:50 -0400
    Re: There is no "post-PC" Peter Mc Donough <mcd-mail-lists@gmx.net> - 2015-08-12 13:47 +0200
      Re: There is no "post-PC" Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-13 14:00 +0000
        Eyes on stalks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-08-14 10:30 +0300
          Re: Eyes on stalks Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2015-08-16 02:04 +0000

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