THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL COMPUTINGCHRIS LORENZ

WHAT IS THE FUTURE?

• What will happen to personal computers in the future?

• Side 1. Will they become obsolete?

• Side 2. Or, will they continue to be popular?

80%

20%

What is more practical for the average consumer?

Tablet Personal Computer

THE LAYOUT

1. The current situation

2. The trend away from personal computers towards less costly devices

3. PC’s as a possible niche product

4. Exploring alternative devices

MY STAND

• Less costly tablets will prevail

• People think with their wallets• More intuitive• Easier to use• Can be adapted to serve

multiple purposes• Lack of PC innovation

• Tablets cost less

• Most consumers don’t need a lot of processing power or storage

• Why pay for power you don’t need?

LESS COSTLY

Macbook Air (13 inch)

iMac

Thinkpad t420

Dell Inspiron 15R

iPad

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Kindle Fire

$0.00 $200.00 $400.00 $600.00 $800.00 $1,000.00 $1,200.00 $1,400.00

$1,299.00

$1,199.00

$1,099.00

$599.00

$499.00

$450.00

$199.00

Cost: Tablets vs. PC's

MORE INTUITIVE

• Tablet operating systems are easier to navigate

• More popular with children and senior citizens

• Touch screens allow for great sense of interaction

• Applications take advantage of this; they make information more accessible to all

• Tablets are light; can be taken anywhere

• Digital flight bags

• Online content

• Drawing

• Education

MULTIPLE USES

Stack the States

Adobe PhotoshopTouch

• PC market is not as innovative as it once was

• Similar designs/OS’s

• Less power in more expensive devices

LACK OF INNOVATION

Source: Horace Dediu, Asymco

THE OTHER SIDE

• PC’s not going away completely, at least not for now

• Very entrenched in commercial and business culture

• “Importance as an innovation hub…is soon to go.”

• Developing markets still have a need for inexpensive PC’s

CONCLUSION• Tablet devices will be the mainstream consumer product

• Will take time for PC’s to lose grasp

• Greater innovation and cost effectiveness with tablets

• Many uses of tablets makes them more attractive to a more broad market/age range

• This is proven by higher tablet sales and a diminished need for full-fledged computers