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Originally Posted by frozne 
The thing is, there aren't many situations where performance is needed. That is why Dell and HP are having huge losses. In the consumer market, all but the enthusiasts can get by, and more conveniently, with tablets. The corporate desktop is where the OEMs get saved, and only because of Windows stranglehold over it. I do computer programming for a living (which isn't the most computer intensive job, but well above average) and the recent tablets that are coming out would probably have enough power for me to do my work on. I would just need a keyboard and a larger screen, both of which you can attach to current tablets.
Just because people say tablets are the future doesn't mean they will replace everything. Desktop computing in a few years won't be completely replaced, but it will be a niche market in the consumer segment.
The thing is, there aren't many situations where performance is needed. That is why Dell and HP are having huge losses. In the consumer market, all but the enthusiasts can get by, and more conveniently, with tablets. The corporate desktop is where the OEMs get saved, and only because of Windows stranglehold over it. I do computer programming for a living (which isn't the most computer intensive job, but well above average) and the recent tablets that are coming out would probably have enough power for me to do my work on. I would just need a keyboard and a larger screen, both of which you can attach to current tablets.
Just because people say tablets are the future doesn't mean they will replace everything. Desktop computing in a few years won't be completely replaced, but it will be a niche market in the consumer segment.
I agree. I my self have also worked as a programmer and sure to write code you don't need much but depending on what you program things might change. Java or other interpreted languages are usually pretty easy to work with and need little power under normal circumstances but when you have bugs and cascading infinite loops then extra power does come in handy. Ones you move to compilable languages then I much prefer to have a proper high performance desktop as bug hunting with long compile times can be really aggravating.
Also the thing is that part of the reason that there isn't many intensive programs that general consumers use is that there is a large spread in computer hardware now days so when a new program is written for that market its made to run with as low system requirements as possible so it will reach the biggest possible number of people.
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