Slow Goodbye to PCs

Are PCs really on the verge of extinction? I do have to concur that the desktop PC at our house is a lonely appliance. With several laptops and wireless Internet access, plus a smart phone in every hand, our family only uses the PC when efficient and rich capabilities are needed. But that represents only about 5% of our home computing time.

According to this article on CNNMoney.com, consumers prefer multi-function, mobile, connected appliances; but the author stops short of predicting the end of PCs. I agree. I will only give up my PC when I can be just as productive with something else. Personally, I’m holding out for a smart tablet that has a built-in but detachable smart phone, featuring a digital camera to rival an Olympus E-3, plus a holographic, full-sized keyboard enhanced with voice recognition and image-to-text converter. Until then, I’m probably sticking with my dust-catching, space hogging PC.