Originally Posted by Bob Sanders
Down from 20 to one in just one year (what was it accused me of conveniently leaving out?) That's negative growth on an alarming scale.
Well it's clear that the market doesn't share your opinion.
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AGAIN... stop dicking around and provide some PROOF
PROVE IT
What's wrong with articles I've linked? It's no good thumping the desk and demanding MORE proof. You have to refute what I've presented in a rational way, if you want an adult discussion.
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
Your article provides NO PROOF IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM that tablets are replacing PC's. It simply states.... 'maybe some day'
I would like some stats on people actually tossing out their pc's and putting tablet in their place. THAT would be proof.... what you have offered are nothing but opinions and fortune telling.
And BTW... I HAVE proven it with our secretarial pool.
"Tablets are not there yet. In 2011, PCs outsold tablets almost six to one, estimates Canalys, a technology research company. But that is still a significant change from 2010, the iPad’s first year on the market, when PCs outsold tablets 20 to one, according to Canalys. For the last two years, PC sales were flat, while iPad sales were booming. The Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble’s Nook gave the market an additional lift over the holidays. Apple is banking on the tablet market. Its iPad brought in nearly 40 percent more revenue during the holidays than Apple’s own computer business, the Macintosh, did."
Learn to read.
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
I read it... and I'll say it again... Your article provides NO PROOF IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM that tablets are replacing PC's. It simply states.... 'maybe some day'
You CLEARLY stated that tablets are replacing PC's. Provide the proof or shut the hole in your face
They are and they aren't. They are in fashion here in Thailand to the point where the Thai government is doing deals with Chinese manufacturers to buy tablets for about US$40 a piece for students. It's totally corrupt - the place is bent as fuc and it's all about toady Chinese-Thais grafting money to their Chinese cousins in Chengdu and Hefei.
However, the tablets are becoming popular as a business and communications tool in commercial settings; Toyota's technicians, roadside insurance agents, bankers, etc.
Sure, they aren't going to be dominating the desktop anytime soon but as the device of choice, for Mr. Joe Bland and Ms. Pinky Puff, they are leaving the notebook behind.
Last edited by Dr. Benway; 2012 March 11th at 22:00.
Now.... the notebooks are a believable issue. People replacing NOTEBOOKS with tablets is quite logical and I would be surprised if it DIDN'T happen. Most people who carry notebooks don't need (or use) the power one can provide. They're more complicated to boot up and to use. It's sound and reasonable to suggest notebooks are slowly being replaced by tablets.
However, notebooks are simply a TYPE or CATEGORY of PC. They are not 'THE PC'
Have you been living under a rock for the last two years?
How about this one:
5 Big Winners in the Post-PC Era
http://www.fool.com/investing/genera...st-pc-era.aspx
Or this might soften the blow for you:
Tablets won't kill the PC any more than notebooks or ultrabooks have. They're all just different form factors of "personal computer".
http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/418...ce_it/#closeme
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
Don't try and cloud your absolutely ludicrous claim.
Your statement was CLEAR... tablets ARE replacing PC's. Now either you can prove it or you're WRONG... which is it?
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
Apple says new iPad response is "off the charts," preorders sold out
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles..._sold_out.html
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
[QUOTE=HueyNRolf;433999]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17284622
That's a question.... not proofCould tablet computers replace PCs?
http://www.investorplace.com/2012/03...cing-pcs-aapl/
That's speculation... not proofWith escalating sales, tablets may replace desktops altogether
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/itd...ise-users/2953
That's an opinion... not proofTim Cook Is Betting On Tablets Replacing PCs
Read more: http://articles.businessinsider.com/...#ixzz1otECghE8
http://articles.businessinsider.com/...ales-mac-sales
http://www.cleveland.com/business/in...replace_l.html
A laptop is a TYPE of pc... not 'the pc'Tablet computers can replace laptops; experiment was a success (poll)
None of this is proof that PC's ARE being replaced by tablets. It's all gesture and speculation on which way the future is going. So.... YOU'RE WRONG.
No where in this article does it say people are junking their old style computers.
Fact:
Ratio of PC sales to tablets was 20 to one in 2010, 6 to one in 2011. So the tablets are in growth while the PCs are in decline. Of course a tablet is a PC, just in another form.
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
LOL
I see you're trying to TACTFULLY back down! That's good.... at least it shows you know you're wrong.
A tablet (as we presently know it) as compared to a desktop pc is a much smaller, more portable beast (with less screen real estate) with a touch panel as a main source of input. Both its size and its native input method alone make it IMPOSSIBLE to use in any serious fashion to replace desktop computers. I know this to be fact because we've already tried such things as smaller touchscreens on our secretarial pool. The girls ALL complain about sore arms, and bodies hunched over into awkward positions all day.
The keyboard and mouse, and a larger screen have all PROVEN to be, and will continue to be the preferred method of i/o for anybody who uses a machine for more than a toy for extended periods. Now... if they create something like a 'tablet docking bay' where you just drop your tablet into it and your keyboard/mouse/larger screen/ bigger storage drives.... etc, are instantly connected, thereby creating a kind of desktop with the tablet at the heart.... you might have something with enough potential to replace the PC as we know it. But then you've just made a desktop... haven't you.
There you go again. Thinking that if you keep repeating the same nonsense it will become fact.
The market demand is based on consumer needs, which is, for the high volumes, email, internet access etc. With such HUGE growth in tablet sales, isn't it obvious that the tablet is providing these solutions for a HUGE sector of the market?
I'm not saying that the desktop is going to be obsolete anytime soon, but now we're witnessing it's decline. It'll be around for a while, for sure, but its market share is going to be considerably smaller. So yes, the tablet is replacing (desktop and laptop) PCs, for the masses at least.
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
Which all indicates it would be a great replacement.... FOR A LAPTOP
Desktops have been around for many years. In other words... we all have them. What we don't have are these new fangled devices called tablets, so people are buying them. That doesn't mean anything is in decline or being tossed into garbage bins. All it means is that people are buying this new device. Don't make bridges where there presently are none.
Who are we?
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
That's kind of a dumb question and you know it. I know that you have at least one, I know I have 4. I know the entire Provincial Manitoba Government has at least one on each desk. I know our Federal Government has at least one on each desk. I know that UPS has them (I was there yesterday and witnessed it). I know that most on this site have one. I know Canada post has them... I know JMJ fashions has them.... I know Canada One has them... I know Cascades (factory) has them.... I know Foxconn has them..... do you really want me to continue with this silliness?? Stop being so stupid and argumentative simply because your mouth is a bit too big and you shot it off a few too many times.
Still waiting for the proof BTW.... Tablets are replacing PC's... YOUR words not mine.... back it up or shut up.
If you know the entire market, then you should be able to convince "we" of the evils of buying tablets. SAVE THE DESKTOP!
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
There is no "evil" in a tablet. It's a tool that has its benefits just like any other. That's an assumption you have on my opinion of them.... a WRONG assumption.
Replacing PC's however at the present time is an UNREALISTIC and UNPROVEN jump that you have made... and apparently made all by yourself since you can't find any data to back it up.
No problem, Bob. You're entitled to your opinion.
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
Not an opinion... a FACT. You proved it by emphasizing the SAD LACK of data on the issue.
The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
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