[rarestia]

Its biggest rivals — Apple and Google — have taken complete control of the next major computing platforms. Apple owns tablet computing and a big chunk of smartphones. Google owns most of smartphones.

No bias here or nothing. Oh, and absolutely ZERO mention of servers. Fact is that Apple and Google can't (immediately) compete with MS Server OS.

And for the love of God, the PC IS NOT DEAD! There will ALWAYS be a need for a desktop. Tablets and phones are not going to replace desktops/laptops any time soon.

[dfwgator]

And for the love of God, the PC IS NOT DEAD! There will ALWAYS be a need for a desktop. Tablets and phones are not going to replace desktops/laptops any time soon.

Just as COBOL isn't dead. Sure there will still be those who need PCs, but for most, tablets will do.

[Inyo-Mono]

And for the love of God, the PC IS NOT DEAD! There will ALWAYS be a need for a desktop. Tablets and phones are not going to replace desktops/laptops any time soon.

No kidding. My wife has an iPad, but there is no way she could possibly edit HD video on it like I do on my i7 quad core desk top with a 23" monitor.