The desktop PC market has for some time been shrinking, compared to the notebook part of the PC market, but even notebook sales probably will be displaced to a large extent by tablets and smart phones, as well, IDC says.
Those changes speak to changes in the ways people use computing appliances, as much as anything. As it turns out, most people do not require a PC, as much as they used to, to work or play. At work, most applications involve either light communications activities (email, messaging) and consuming content of various types, rather than creating it.
In other words, more people most of the time, read or view documents, presentations and videos, rather than needing to create them. Tablets and smart phones work passably well for such activities.
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