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[Nickbat]

Browsing through the blogosphere, I came across this interesting discussion.

"The center of financial gravity in the computing world—the Center of Money—has shifted. No longer directed at the PC, the money pump now gushes full blast at the smartphones market."

http://www.devilskitchen.me.uk/2010/05/understanding-computer-market.html

Now call me old-fashioned if you like, but I can't do my job on a smartphone and I doubt whether my daughter will, in a couple of years time, be able to do her homework on a smartphone, either.

Despite the fact that PCs may well end up being an integral part of home TVs, I still reckon that smartphones, clever though they are, will not supercede the PC.

One particular gripe I have with smartphones is screen size. Even laptop screens are rather small (says he looking at upgrading to a 24-inch widescreen monitor! ).

Anyway, those are my thoughts. What are yours?

[Chris_H]

There will always be development of the desktop computer IMHO.

The report is about where the main focus of attention is.  That is consistently on finding new things to sell to people and sadly the current youth have the mindset that things you buy have a short life and must be replaced on a competitive basis (competitive with their peers that is).

There is a strong under-current of knowledgeable users and frugal users who will stick with semi-state-of-the-art, good-value-for-money tools.

An interesting project would be to research how many cell-phone users have integral cameras  that they have never used.

I am looking for a good smartphone that I can fully integrate with my existing network but my main problem is having it available long enough on the market to develop the apps I need on it.

[Mr Skrunts]

There will always be development of the desktop computer IMHO.

The report is about where the main focus of attention is.  That is consistently on finding new things to sell to people and sadly the current youth have the mindset that things you buy have a short life and must be replaced on a competitive basis (competitive with their peers that is).

There is a strong under-current of knowledgeable users and frugal users who will stick with semi-state-of-the-art, good-value-for-money tools.

An interesting project would be to research how many cell-phone users have integral cameras  that they have never used.

I am looking for a good smartphone that I can fully integrate with my existing network but my main problem is having it available long enough on the market to develop the apps I need on it.

Used mine once whilst in hospital, still have the pitures, some bloody sexy nurses out there. 

[cem_devecioglu]

no smartphone can replace desktop pcs..

currently using 2 big screens per pc.. and sometimes

I feel I need more

and looking on the versatility of add on cards,

power of cpus and disks, they will always remain in a different league imo..

and for my fingers they'd better increase the size of keys and keyboard

[Mr Skrunts]

no smartphone can replace desktop pcs..

currently using 2 big screens per pc.. and sometimes

I feel I need more

and looking on the versatility of add on cards,

power of cpus and disks, they will always remain in a different league imo..

and for my fingers they'd better increase the size of keys and keyboard

Agree there cem, but I would have loved the power of one of todays smartphones when I bought my 1st computer in 1989 (Amstrad 1640 Twin 360k floppy drives and B.W screen)

[cem_devecioglu]

no smartphone can replace desktop pcs..

currently using 2 big screens per pc.. and sometimes

I feel I need more

and looking on the versatility of add on cards,

power of cpus and disks, they will always remain in a different league imo..

and for my fingers they'd better increase the size of keys and keyboard

Agree there cem, but I would have loved the power of one of todays smartphones when I bought my 1st computer in 1989 (Amstrad 1640 Twin 360k floppy drives and B.W screen)

commodore 128 .. cant remember the year exactly 87-88.. hardly I bought an external floppy drive..

monitor  was a tv

ps: it was second hand..

[jereboam]

I was just reading in The Times that Apple have sold one million i-pads in the 28 days it has been on the market.  They have introduced a 3G version, so there's your big-screen mobile phone.  And the likely future of computing.

Personally, I shall be staying loyal to my ancient XP desktop system, mainly because I can't afford to do anything else.

[Nickbat]

I was just reading in The Times that Apple have sold one million i-pads in the 28 days it has been on the market.  They have introduced a 3G version, so there's your big-screen mobile phone.  And the likely future of computing.

Personally, I shall be staying loyal to my ancient XP desktop system, mainly because I can't afford to do anything else.

9.7-inch screen is still small, whichever way you package it. My 17-inch monitor feels tiny after seeing the 24-inch widescreen HD models available these days.

[Banjax]

i think the future may be projection of massive screens and usable keyboards from a small device