[Dr. Sivana]

The ARM world is gradually superseding the x86/amd64 world [ ... ]and PC sales are in a long-term decline.

Nonsense. Real work on desktops and servers are done on x86 (and some other boutique non-ARM processors) and a smartphone or ARM-based pad computer will not replace the database, CAD, serious number crunching, 3D modeling, animation, AI that requires real horse power. Both technologies will be used for the most efficient purpose side by side.

Last Spring, Forbes reported that PC sales are down 10%, or where they were in 2007, big deal. They might go down another 10% if grandma decides to use a phablet instead of a laptop or desktop. That doesn't drive the industry. When I replace my six year old i5 (with 1TB SSD) for crunching 3,000,000 record relational databases and 1,012 fields with a smart phone plugged into my 27" monitor, or even an ARM desktop, then I might concede a point.

[old-ager]

I would think that server sales (largely Intel based) are more than making up for PC losses.

[Paladin2]

A full size keyboard drives me to use my desktop for many purposes all by its convienient self. My dt is 7 yr old but has replaced p/s, new multi hundert GPU vid card and SSDs.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

And the real work behind web apps is on the backend. It’s pretty crazy there. They call another layer of $hit on a $shit sandwich technology.