Dinosaurs watching a meteor shower
According to Digitimes, motherboard makers don't expect to see a
significant rebound in desktop PC popularity, in spite of recent
efforts to improve the market.
Intel recently held a summit in China and tried to come up with now
strategies to revive the market, but vendors still don't believe this
initiative is enough, although it could slow down the inevitable
design. With the advent of ever cheaper mobile and SFF platforms, fewer
people seem interested in getting a proper desktop.
It's not hard to see why. Notebook prices have dropped down to
ridiculous levels, and cheap nettops and all-in-ones can easily provide
most users with enough performance. What's more, they look a lot
better, take up less space and don't have as many cables sticking out
of them.
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