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PC Era Forecasted To End In 18 Months
dcblogs writes "In a historic shift, shipments of smartphones, tablets and other app-enabled devices will overtake PC shipments in the next 18 months, an event that may signify the end of the PC-centric era, market research firm IDC said. IDC said worldwide shipments this year of app-enabled devices, which include smartphones and media tablets such as the iPad, will reach 284 million. In 2011, makers will ship 377 million of these devices, and in 2012, the number will reach 462 million shipments, exceeding PC shipments. In 2012, there will be 448 million PC shipments. One shipment equals one device. PC sales will continue to climb, but will no longer rule."
This will probably mean the end of Microsoft as well.
Likely the beginning of the Year of Linux on the desktop as well.
If I were God, wouldn't I protect my churches from acts of me?
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Support the EFF and Creative Commons. The war is coming, and they're supporting you...
Yeah, but Pojut is doing it wrong. He's writing. He's not consuming. Content creation by anyone other that the Media (big M) is so last century and more to the point
- potential terrorist activity -
Grab those iPads, comrades!
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
I'm sick of being politically correct.
Give me Classic Slashdot or give me death!
Everybody knows you never go full retard.
Python: 'And then suddenly you have a language which says "we're all stuck with whatever the whiniest coder wants".'
Although, toilet paper is probably more ubiquitous than PCs.
And this is surprising how? Everyone knows that populated PCBs really chafe, even with SMT components only.