IDC: Windows 8, Ultrabooks Will Push 2012 PC Sales

[exfileme]

The PC sector will only see 5-percent growth compared to 2011 numbers.

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[SneakySnake]

Surface baby. If that thing has HD4000/trinity on the pro model it will be a day 1 purchase.

Being able to play SC2 and DOTA on my tablet with the KB and a bluetooth mouse

 

[LORD_ORION]

Push them where? Off a cliff?

Agreed.

The only thing pushing sales is Sandy & Ivy Bridge.

 

[Nintendork]

[citation][nom]SneakySnake[/nom]Surface baby. If that thing has HD4000/trinity on the pro model it will be a day 1 purchase.Being able to play SC2 and DOTA on my tablet with the KB and a bluetooth mouse[/citation]

For that you buy a Laptop like Samsung 5 series ultrathin with Low Power A10-4655M.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series-NP535U4C-A01US-14-Inch-Laptop/dp/B0083S3N3W#fullspecs

 

[lradunovic77]

Tablet market will declined. There was initial hype with Apple iPad but that's all to it.

 

[SneakySnake]

[citation][nom]lradunovic77[/nom]Tablet market will declined. There was initial hype with Apple iPad but that's all to it.[/citation]

MS Surface (Pro version) is a fully functional windows computer. It makes both tablets and ultrabooks kinda obsolete, as it seems to be the perfect hybrid of them

 

[SteelCity1981]

Meanwhile everyone that buys a laptop or desktop with Windows 8 will push Windows 7 downgrade sales. lol

Basicly what it's coming down to is a tale of two OSes Windows 8 for tablet based systems and Windows 7 for desktop and Laptop systems. I wouldn't be surprised if Windows 9 has two diff version because of this. A Windows 9 Tablet Edition for those with tablets and touch screens and a Windows 9 PC Edition for those with desktops and laptops.

 

[killerclick]

[citation][nom]SneakySnake[/nom]MS Surface (Pro version) is a fully functional windows computer. It makes both tablets and ultrabooks kinda obsolete, as it seems to be the perfect hybrid of them[/citation]

Well, a netbook could be called a fully functional Windows computer as well, depending on your needs really.

The Surface Pro is a bit too thick and heavy to be a nice tablet, and not quite suited for actual serious work due to its crippled ULV processor and a netbook-sized screen. Sure you can technically run Photoshop/CS on it, but who's going to drop $700 for a license and then squint at the 10" screen? Not that many people I bet.

 

[DjEaZy]

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