By Jack GoldJune 18, 2014 07:22 AM ET Computerworld - "The PC is dead." That's what some pundits have been saying as the market for tablets has been expanding dramatically. But Intel begs to differ. It just released an advisory increasing its expected quarterly and yearly revenues and gross margins, saying, "The change in outlook is driven mostly by strong demand for business PCs." So perhaps the PC market isn't quite dead yet, to quote Monty Python.
What's going on here?
The majority of enterprise users are not able to do everything on tablets. They still need to create complex documents, spreadsheets and presentations, and enter significant data into ERP, CRM and other enterprise systems. Some enterprise users have decided they can do all of this on their tablets, but most consider tablets to be inadequate for those tasks. For these users, tablets are supplemental devices, not PC replacements. In fact, very few business users that have acquired tablets have given up their PCs. And we're seeing a slowdown in the demand for tablets in business settings.o
ComputerWorld/ full read here/ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249184/The_enterprise_PC_Not_quite_dead_yet?taxonomyId=15
Login to the community
No account yet? Create an account
Enter your username or e-mail address. We'll send you an e-mail with instructions to reset your password.