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If the PC dies, Windows 8 will be its killer, says analyst
Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 02/09/2013 10:36 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]
A research firm said that more than a third of surveyed consumers who once used personal computers to access content have switched to tablets and smartphones.
From Computerworld:
If the PC dies, Windows 8 will be its killer, says analyst
"There is a significant amount of functionality that is best conducted on computers," said Buffone in an interview. That work, often collectively dubbed "content creation," could remain the provenance of PCs for a long time to come.
"I'm not in the camp that thinks the PC is going by the wayside," said Buffone in describing NPD's research results. "There are just too many households that have computers." According to NPD's data, the average Internet-connected household has an average of 2.4 working personal computers, versus 1.4 tablets.
"I'm not in the camp that thinks the PC is going by the wayside," said Buffone in describing NPD's research results. "There are just too many households that have computers." According to NPD's data, the average Internet-connected household has an average of 2.4 working personal computers, versus 1.4 tablets.
If the PC dies, Windows 8 will be its killer, says analyst
