Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
This is something Apple was forward-thinking on, but PC gamer types don't understand. No one likes computer towers. We just tolerated it because it was the only way to get a computer then.
Now you only see towers in use with workstations, gaming computers, and cheap PCs, and I think we can all see that when all-in-ones are cheap enough, they'll replace the cheap towers some people use right now. Dell already has a sweet $600 all-in-one.
Right now it's an understandable argument that it kind of sucks to throw away the monitor with the computer when you replace an iMac, but in time the components will be so cheap it won't even matter. We already have 24" monitors for $150.
Pretty much. Not to mention high-end PC gaming (actually come to think of it high-end gaming in general) is fading away due to the high cost of development and most game players preferring less ambitious game design. I mean as of now the only appeal of high end specs are for gamers who want to play their games maxed out and media producers who can't stand waiting for rendering or use very sophisticated techniques.
Also, let's face it, the gap between high-end desktops and laptops are closing as intel (who has like 80% of the CPU market) is focusing on making mobile processors. The Core i7 processors are a prime example of this. The i7 launched less than a year ago and was by far and wide the most powerful PC processor. And even today there are few desktops that don't use Duo processors (let alone i7). Yet by next year intel will release mobile i7-like processors which Apple will most likely include in their Macbooks.
However looking at the market it seems that even laptops won't be the king of computing for too long. With things like the iPod, iPhone, and Blackberry; it seems that people want computing in a more portable form. People have been saying for sometime that eventually all media (watching TV, listening to music, etc.) will be done by computers. Ironically it looks to be the opposite, as it seems that all computers will be done by media devices. I much imagine in the not so distant future we'd see more expanded media devices like the Zune HD and Apple TV that focus on supply and keeping track of our media that will have very strong app support. While things such as laptops and netbooks will be used for organizations as well as some more serious software hobbies (well mostly for laptops). And desktops will just be workstations for professionals.
Well that's what I predict anyway. So that's why I was wondering to whom Apple would switch to then, if that happens.
Oops I'm rambling on again. :embarrassed face
