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Originally Posted by psicodude
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_848999.html
I think this article shows that you are partly correct. PC sales have dropped again so far this year, but they still sold 80 million + PC's in 3 months. Tablets have a long way to go before swaying the purchasing decision for that many boxes.
The other interesting thing here is that tablets have only really impacted the sales of netbooks. I know the Calgary based sales reps for several huge PC manufacturers, and they all say that the traditional PC and monitor on a desk market hasn't really been touched by tablets. If anything, customers are supplementing their PC with a mobile device - which is the direction Microsoft seems to be going here. One set of data and applications that work on desktop, tablet, and phone.
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Strangely, I supplemented my iPad with a desktop, after I realized my laptop wasn't going to cut it for storing video and music and all that. I never thought I would ever buy a desktop again, but after picking up a tablet, I found a real use/need.