I think the PC will continue to be around for a long, long time to come. We see a new range of products evolving around the PC, but it's not going away.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm sure there will continue to be exciting new products and major changes, but it looks as if the existing technology has a great deal of room to grow and prosper.
PC gaming has always been strong, and I see it surviving for quite a few more years. It will be around for at least as long as people use PCs.
I continue to see a healthy PC market, very healthy. The machines will continue to morph; you'll see smaller machines that have more capability.
I think there will be PCs at every price point.
I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people.
What I didn't foresee in 2005 was the rise of the post-PC, which are all these tablets now. These are the things that actually will probably be the end of the consoles.
I think Microsoft will have to change. I think that the business of Microsoft, the company of Microsoft, is going to continue to succeed. But I think the business model of Microsoft is going to have to change.
Some claim that computers will, by 2050, achieve human capabilities. Of course, in some respects they already have.
I think there will be an increasing convergence between content and commerce, that it will be about following consumers instead of making consumers come to you, and I am especially excited about the various platforms that will allow more and more access to customers.
In my humble opinion, the PC as we have known it is in a continuous decline and being relegated to a utility device for businesses.