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Laptops Outsell Desktops in Retail Stores
TechnoPope writes "According to this article on MSNBC.Com, laptop computers accounted for 54 percent of of 500 Million in retail computer sales last year. Also mentioned was that LCD's outsold CRT's in retail as well. "
We all know that porn drives all the technological progress we evidence around us. What do you think the first telescopic lens was made for? To look at the sky? Hah! Gallileo happened to have a really attractive woman living next door.
So it should be no surprise that laptops are outselling personal computers, because they are much more suited for the Viewing Of and Whacking Off To porn. Personal computers are large, unwieldy, and it's easy to get caught "doing the nasty" in front of them. Not so with laptops, in my personal opinion. They're portable, and can be transferred to anywhere in the house (along with thier pornographic contents) for ease of masturbation.
What sort of innovations does the future hold? I can't say for sure. But I can say for certain that they will bring pornography to us in more detail than ever before.
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And here I thought Steve Jobs was simply weilding the "Reality Distortion Field " when he declared this year as "The Year of the Laptop."
Once again proving my time tested old theory:
The fatter and older we nerds get, the slimmer and younger our computer get.
It's amazing what sheep will do when you tell them they should.
This is about laptops, not social reform in wyoming.
THE WORLD IS GOING TO END!!!! eventually.
In other news today, the President of the United States is George Bush! More News at 11:00.
I love my laptop so much, too. It really depresses me to see it disappear as I stand up. But you can hardly imagine my joy at having it return as I sit down again.
Overpowered? What the hell does that word mean? Surely you jest!
That's exactly what THEY want you to think.
Well . . .
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Maybe because more people are realizing it is a better idea to build their own desktop PCs from retail parts rather than buying an Expensive, Non-Upgrade-Friendly, Pre-Windows-Loaded Piece of Junk.
And They can't build their own Laptops.
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If you are running the same case as you were 5 years ago I will slap you. And most incremental upgrades not related to gaming include memory and hard drive. But no I havn't had it long, and I dont plan to either, I'm gonna sell to a student or someone else who doesn't need a higher end machine, because well, laptops hold their value alot better then homebuilt PC's.
And as far as failure rate I still have 2 working thinkpad 701c's (486 100mhz). I only keep them around because they look so cool with their butterfly keyboard.
I'm not trying to lapzealot I think at least 1/2 of the people who are currently buying laptops still have a PC at home in active duty.
Trust me... if/when you get married you will continue to aimlessly surf, if only to come up with new and interesting things to talk about with your wife. After being married for a year, my daily grind drivel is only so interesting to the one person who's listened to it every day.
IMO aimless surfing can be a mind-expansive activity if done to do more than simply waste time.
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I'll still be using the desktop machines I've got - doing incremental upgrades, of course - but it'll basically be the same boxen.
Me too. My current machine is 5 years old... I've replaced a few things, but it's still basically the same machine.
I've only replaced the motherboard (the old one got fried), got a new cpu since they were cheap. Added some more RAM, and a couple of bigger harddrives. I got a CDRW to replace the the CDROM that was making odd noises. I replaced the case because the power supply blew, and it was cheaper to by a whole case than just a power supply seperately. Bought a new keyboard, the old one was sticking, and it came with a new mouse. Oh my brother dropped my screen when he was helping me move, so I got a new 19" one. Upgraded my TNT card to a GeForce4 Ti4200 so Quake 3 would run better. That's all though.
Still basically the same machine but.
Couldn't pay me enough to give up my CRT. A laptop I have for the sheer convenience and mobility, I need an over-priced UNDER performing ONLY MADE in a a few places in ASIA LCD, like our CEO needs another bonus, and HE DOESN'T. They've been trying like crazy for several years now to convince people that LCD is 'DIGITAL' and there fore somehow better than a CRT...
errr....umm...*whooosh* *whoosh* Is this thing on ?