You guys are stuck in the 90s. The Home PC is very soon going to be the size of an average hardback dictionary. The ATX form factor is toast.
I’m not stuck in the 90s, I’m understanding reality. The specific ATX form factor might go away, but it’ll be supplanted by something basically the same size, much like how it replaced the AT. It’s cheap, it’s a convenient size and it has lots of room for stuff. There’s no reason to shrink to the size of a dictionary, and 1 really big reason to avoid shrinking dramatically: cost. Larger is cheaper than smaller. Just compare the cost of PC hardware vs the equivalent powered laptop hardware. To make the same power smaller costs more. And there’s always going to be that market for buck bang vs size bang. Tower computers go under the desk, nobody really cares what size they are, they’re already small enough to be out of the way.
Saying its toast doesn’t make it so. Famous last words and all. Back it up with a reasoned analysis. You can make the case for a good reduction but not over all replacement. Reminds me of when they said computers will do away with paper.