This is kind of sad, really. These people lust for the new product but will fake it in order just to fool others into thinking they have it. And they even admit that there's no compelling reason to 'upgrade' to the new shiny. It's a techno-tragicomedy.
I'll take that as a "yes", then. That makes this even more fascinating!
It's nice to know you're so easily fascinated. As you lay there in bed alone at night, bereft of friends, partners, and work, you can always amuse yourself by pondering why your life is so barren of anything pleasant or worthwhile.
Which is weird, because the government they want is decidedly lacking in freedom.
Exactly. Their dream candidate is fine except for the fact that he hates democracy, is mentally ill, and dreams of being the love child of Hitler and Stalin.
The PC is dying. Just because it is not dead yet doesn't mean it's on decline.
Yes, it's in decline, I said that before. And I said that maybe someday a phone will replace a PC, but not today and not tomorrow. In fact, I doubt PCs will ever go away. It's where a lot of the real work gets done.
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Millennials can use an iPad with office fine for most office tasks and their phones and use a cloud. The pc is niching
Uh huh, I'm sure Boeing is designing the next jumbo jet on iPads, and medical researchers are doing all their gene-folding on iPads. And lawyers are drafting large contracts on iPads. And no doubt IL&M is rendering the next CGI movie on a warehouse full of iPads. Except they're not. They might someday, but not anytime soon.
PCs are in decline, but they'll be around for a long, long time because there's heavy lifting to be done and phones simply aren't up to the task.
Go to Youtube, pick a random video and scroll to the comments. They are interesting. Makes the worst here on Slashdot look like Sunday school talk.
Hmmm, I dunno...I think if I want to swim in that kind of environment I'll just go to Brietbart or The Blaze and watch all the goobers like serviscope_minor scream "TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP" and tell me how the gubmint is stealin' our freedomz.
My god, it's coming true...soon there will be just One Big Button on Macs that you'll press repeatedly to cycle through the alphabet. All hail the Apple Keywheel!
Sure, because there was no real alternative for casual consumption of media. But most real work is still done on PCs, like it or not.
Go to any real estate office, law firm, printing operation, doctor's office, research lab, computer shop, etc etc etc....they're all still using PCs even though everyone has a phone in their pocket. Why is that? Because most real work is still done on a PC.
You will have to face it other than business, hardcore gamers, and a few other small niches the PC is dieing off.
It's interesting that you mention that "other than business"....in other words, where real work is done. Face it, damn few people program or write books on a phone. No one does any in-depth scientific research on a phone. No one in their right mind does spreadsheets on a phone. No one does any serious graphical work on a phone (i.e. Photoshop, Adobe Live, After Effects, etc etc etc etc). .
Yes, PCs are certainly fading, but the phone is not replacing them for serious applications.
"We have a phone that in fact can replace your PC"
No. You don't. Because that isn't possible to do. The fact that this guy even said that means he is clueless about mobile. He needs to be replaced.
For once, I agree wholeheartedly. I don't think a phone, regardless of how capable, will be replacing a desktop PC anytime soon. Maybe someday, but not for some time to come. And the "tablet that can replace your laptop" is in the same category. Maybe someday...but not today, and certainly not tomorrow.
It's getting boring banging you into the ground like a tent peg time and time again. You'll have to do better or I'll just have to ignore you. Now please try and come up with something interesting beyond "Trump, Trump, Trump!"
I'm old enough to remember when people said that about Google.
I remember when Google came out with text ads, and people laughed at the very idea of an ad that didn't blink garishly, have eye-gouging animation, or invite you to punch a purple monkey. After they made 73 kabillion dollars off of those ads, people stopped laughing.
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This is kind of sad, really. These people lust for the new product but will fake it in order just to fool others into thinking they have it. And they even admit that there's no compelling reason to 'upgrade' to the new shiny. It's a techno-tragicomedy.
I'll take that as a "yes", then. That makes this even more fascinating!
It's nice to know you're so easily fascinated. As you lay there in bed alone at night, bereft of friends, partners, and work, you can always amuse yourself by pondering why your life is so barren of anything pleasant or worthwhile.
but i may be wrong
That happens a lot to people like you.
Also, just curious, but do you browse slashdot with signatures enabled?
"The uneducated have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing."
(with apologies to Oscar Wilde)
Anyway I have to stop shouting in case I wake the Sheeple.
Don't let me stop you from attending your Trump rally.
Those thin clients aren't really a pc with out a hard drive they are closer to a beefed up TV streaming device with a couple extra ports.
They're a lot closer to a PC than to a phone. If not, why aren't they using a phone?
And on that note, do you truly believe that jet fuel can melt steel? Who do you think is involved, hmm?
Your government has turned against you! Corporations control your every thought! Open your eyes! Wake up sheeple! Wake up sheeple! WAKE UP SHEEPLE!
baaaaa
I'm not a doctor, but I think we can all agree that you need to up your meds.
Which is weird, because the government they want is decidedly lacking in freedom.
Exactly. Their dream candidate is fine except for the fact that he hates democracy, is mentally ill, and dreams of being the love child of Hitler and Stalin.
The PC is dying. Just because it is not dead yet doesn't mean it's on decline.
Yes, it's in decline, I said that before. And I said that maybe someday a phone will replace a PC, but not today and not tomorrow. In fact, I doubt PCs will ever go away. It's where a lot of the real work gets done.
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Millennials can use an iPad with office fine for most office tasks and their phones and use a cloud. The pc is niching
Uh huh, I'm sure Boeing is designing the next jumbo jet on iPads, and medical researchers are doing all their gene-folding on iPads. And lawyers are drafting large contracts on iPads. And no doubt IL&M is rendering the next CGI movie on a warehouse full of iPads. Except they're not. They might someday, but not anytime soon.
PCs are in decline, but they'll be around for a long, long time because there's heavy lifting to be done and phones simply aren't up to the task.
Most of the 100k+ employees where I work are able to use a thin client with a 1GHz AMD SOC 2GB RAM 8GB Flash
So, basically not a phone, but a thin client (AKA a PC without a hard drive).
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their overly expensive macbook pros w/retina displays from their cold dead hands before they will use a PC.
So not a PC, but an Apple PC. That certainly is different.
ZZzzzzzzzzzzz.......now you're just boring me. Do better or you'll have to go back to Breitbart.
Go to Youtube, pick a random video and scroll to the comments. They are interesting. Makes the worst here on Slashdot look like Sunday school talk.
Hmmm, I dunno...I think if I want to swim in that kind of environment I'll just go to Brietbart or The Blaze and watch all the goobers like serviscope_minor scream "TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP" and tell me how the gubmint is stealin' our freedomz.
Sure, but remember all the customers who petitioned to Apple to remove those keys. There must have been, what, 5 or 6 of them?
Think of the savings in weight that will result. Innovation, baby, innovation!
My god, it's coming true...soon there will be just One Big Button on Macs that you'll press repeatedly to cycle through the alphabet. All hail the Apple Keywheel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Next up- they'll remove the power jack so you have to send it in once a week for a $99 "AppleCharge" service to refresh the battery.
I see you've dropped your weird Trump related ramblings.
That's because everyone now understands you're a Trumpanzee. Gonna be a big disappointment for you come November 8th, eh? :)
Will you accept the results or will you stamp your little feet and declare that the election was stolen from him?
They kicked Dog-Cow off of the Youtube comments for just that.
I confess, I don't know what that means. (??)
The point is 10years ago all sons would have pcs
Sure, because there was no real alternative for casual consumption of media. But most real work is still done on PCs, like it or not.
Go to any real estate office, law firm, printing operation, doctor's office, research lab, computer shop, etc etc etc....they're all still using PCs even though everyone has a phone in their pocket. Why is that? Because most real work is still done on a PC.
You will have to face it other than business, hardcore gamers, and a few other small niches the PC is dieing off.
It's interesting that you mention that "other than business"....in other words, where real work is done. Face it, damn few people program or write books on a phone. No one does any in-depth scientific research on a phone. No one in their right mind does spreadsheets on a phone. No one does any serious graphical work on a phone (i.e. Photoshop, Adobe Live, After Effects, etc etc etc etc). .
Yes, PCs are certainly fading, but the phone is not replacing them for serious applications.
P.S. manage to click on that link I sent you yet?
No, but I got you to check it at least once like a sucker, lol.
Try again. :)
aside from gaming their cell phones do everything they would do on a PC.
So in other words, they haven't actually replaced their PC with their phone. And your other son, the one who has a real job, he does use a PC.
Thanks for clarifying that and for making my point.
"We have a phone that in fact can replace your PC"
No. You don't. Because that isn't possible to do. The fact that this guy even said that means he is clueless about mobile. He needs to be replaced.
For once, I agree wholeheartedly. I don't think a phone, regardless of how capable, will be replacing a desktop PC anytime soon. Maybe someday, but not for some time to come. And the "tablet that can replace your laptop" is in the same category. Maybe someday...but not today, and certainly not tomorrow.
There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance.
Lol. Apple sells more phones in a slow week than Microsoft was able to sell in any 2 quarters.
Ballmer must wince every time he sees that quote. :)
It's getting boring banging you into the ground like a tent peg time and time again. You'll have to do better or I'll just have to ignore you. Now please try and come up with something interesting beyond "Trump, Trump, Trump!"
Shouldn't you be out waving your "Trump 2016" sign at minorities or buying some new wheels for your home?
I'm old enough to remember when people said that about Google.
I remember when Google came out with text ads, and people laughed at the very idea of an ad that didn't blink garishly, have eye-gouging animation, or invite you to punch a purple monkey. After they made 73 kabillion dollars off of those ads, people stopped laughing.