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Re: People are buying PCs again: so much for the tablet revolution

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On 11/07/2014 10:00, RS Wood wrote:
> In article <lpmc0s$pvs$3@dont-email.me>, Rich <rich@example.invalid>
>>> It could be that people who are starting off with tablets are
>>> discovering what fun can be had with heftier CPU power.
>>
>> There are also other possibilities (not an exhaustive list):
>>
>> 1) many sheep went ga-ga over the "newest cool toy" - but after getting
>>     it for a while they found it too limiting overall and are returning
>>     to purchasing true general purpose devices.
>>
>> 2) many had limited budgets for "new toys" - buying the latest "cool
>>     new toy" blew out the budget so the other "toys" saw a drop in
>>     purchasing.  Now, after having purchased one of the "new toys" they
>>     don't need a second tablet, and/or have found they still need a PC
>>     afterall.
>
>
> I agree with both of you.  I was late to the game by other people's
> standards, but still bought a Nexus 7 for me and an ipad for the Missus.
> Played with them for a while, thought I'd be better off with a Bluetooth
> keyboard and bought that, and finally decided they were good for what I
> do with half the day, but the other half of the day I still need (and
> want) a beefy computer, real keyboard, and apps I'm used to using for
> project management, writing, calculating, etc.  The tablets remain
> awesome for traveling, reading, and surfing the web.  I don't even
> really use them that often for typing out an email.  So in a year or so
> I'll be looking for a replacement for my worn out PC.
>
> I kind of suspect something like this is happening.  Tablets are great
> for lots of people, and especially for people who read but don't write.
> Everyone else still needs a PC sooner or later, and they don't last
> forever.
>

Me too.

Although my definition of beefy is a 2010 27" i5 iMac with a 500GB SSD. 
I'm often inclined to throw money at trivial problems, but I honestly 
can't see a need to upgrade, and I use some quite testing software (GIS, 
video, MS Windows and Office (;-)) etc).

Not really games though - just some mid-90s strategy games on the 
Windows partition.

-- 
Cheers, Rob

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People are buying PCs again: so much for the tablet revolution RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-07-10 11:33 +0000
  Re: People are buying PCs again: so much for the tablet revolution Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-07-10 16:10 +0100
    Re: People are buying PCs again: so much for the tablet revolution Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-07-10 15:38 +0000
      Re: People are buying PCs again: so much for the tablet revolution RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-07-11 09:00 +0000
        Re: People are buying PCs again: so much for the tablet revolution RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2014-07-11 12:07 +0100
  Re: People are buying PCs again: so much for the tablet revolution Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-07-12 13:42 -0700

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