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Re: There is no "post-PC"

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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.
>
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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.

Sylvia.

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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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