[ArchAngel1983]

The PC Isn't Dying - It's Just Evolving

Funny, the same cane be said for the 'Other PC' - Political Correctness!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

It would be hard to find a more confused and idiotic management than H-P’s current administration.
Long a dominant force in computers and software, the company announces it has observed the coming end to the PC revolution.
Then it announces its PC business is for sale.

Genius !

[ClearCase_guy]

Everyone sees Adaptation and calls it Evolution.

[johngrace]

I have a IPad tablet and a personal computer. I like both. The iPad is a wonderful device but can not replace a full keyboard size on a Lap top or home desk computer. Did the car replace the bicycle? Both still exist. Maybe a poor analogy? But there is a difference. I believe it could be like having a big tv in one room then a small one in another.

I can hold a tablet on the couch after a long day. I can rest but still go on Internet. I do not believe it is either a one or another replacing device. It is both for people's lifestyle. That's my two cents anyway.

I am speaking from living with the two devices.

[OldMissileer]

I personally do not see a need for me to buy a tablet. When I owned my business I had a laptop and a small printer that I used with an inverter to run when I was parked at a job site or in someones office.

I now sit/recline at my desk in my home office, semi-retired, and read FR and other news on a 37” HD TV that I use as a monitor.

I also use it to do a few engineering drawings when an old client calls me and asks for help. If a part breaks I just open the side and put in a new card (or whatever). Can't do that with a laptop or tablet. I build my own computers and instaal everything I need to do what I want to do. Replace them as needed.

A laptop or tablet will not let me do that and when I go on vacation I go off the grid and don't miss a darned thing. I keep my cell phone and turn it on if there are emergencies.

[SteamShovel]

After HP: The PC Isn't Dying — It's Just Evolving

If TIME can be rational about the evolution about the PC.....

.....Then WHY can't they be rational about the evolution of energy and transportation?

The PC is changing based on customers and the market. The private (non-government) market is taking care of moving forward all by itself.

But TIME and the left want to shove electric cars, solar panels, ethanol, and windmills down our collective throat at our public expense.

[discostu]

I don’t see HP pulling out of the PC market as saying anything about the PC, it says a lot about HP. Nobody buys HP computers anymore, the corporate market is owned by Dell, and the home market is scattered. HP is a printer company, HP has been a printer company for a long time, it’s good they finally admitted it.

[PapaBear3625]

If the device contains a processor and I use it to do personal activities, then it's my personal computer. It matters less what its size or form is, or whether it has a keyboard, than what tasks I perform with it.

What did the PC historically do? It enabled non-voice communication (whether one-to-one like email, or one-to-many like blogging), kept and organized your personal data and documents, helped you look up information, and allowed you to play games.