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Pundits proclaimed the death of the PC since the iPad was announced nearly a decade ago, but with 250M+ sold annually, PCs, while not growing, are far from dead

Back on January 27, 2010, a very Big Thinker declared the PC dead.  A decade later, the PC is very much alive, although a time traveler from 2010 might not recognize it. Tweets: @jshuey , @marshacollier , and @mattwbaker Tweets: @jshuey : General processing power with multiple interface options will never die ... as long as there are people willing to build for these generic platforms. They are only limited by their creativity. Anything is possible with 1's and 0's. https://twitter.com/... Marsha Collier / @marshacollier : The PC Was Supposed To Die a Decade Ago Instead, this happened In 2010, a Big Thinker declared the PC dead. A decade later, the PC is very much alive. Here's how this endangered species evolved and survived. #techradio 📻 https://www.zdnet.com/... https://twitter.com/... Matt Baker / @mattwbaker : Conventional wisdom and especially Nicolas Carr are frequently dead wrong -> The PC was supposed to die a decade ago. Instead, this happened | ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/...

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  • @jshuey @jshuey on x
    General processing power with multiple interface options will never die ... as long as there are people willing to build for these generic platforms. They are only limited by their creativity. Anything is possible with 1's and 0's. https://twitter.com/...
  • @marshacollier Marsha Collier on x
    The PC Was Supposed To Die a Decade Ago Instead, this happened In 2010, a Big Thinker declared the PC dead. A decade later, the PC is very much alive. Here's how this endangered species evolved and survived. #techradio 📻 https://www.zdnet.com/... https://twitter.com/...
  • @mattwbaker Matt Baker on x
    Conventional wisdom and especially Nicolas Carr are frequently dead wrong -> The PC was supposed to die a decade ago. Instead, this happened | ZDNet https://www.zdnet.com/...