Self Same computers

From: Douglas Quebbeman <dhquebbeman_at_theestopinalgroup.com>
Date: Fri Sep 7 09:29:34 2001

> So what I predict, is that in the near future (probably 1 to
> 2 but certainly less than 5 years) you will only see
> "computers" sold as either big-bad-ass servers, or small
> embeddedable controllers. The middle ground, the so called
> "Personal Computer" will cease to exist as a general purpose
> machine. And only the programmers will notice.

I don't think so- there is a significant market for a particular
form-factor of personal computer, the workstation, that just won't
go away. It's too small a niche market to justify the engineering
and production of a "CAD appliance" and too large to justify killing
the general purpose computer on which it's based.

Ditto for "Programming appliances", "research applicances", and so
on. These just won't come to be. Rather, the general purpose PC
will live on to fill those market niches.

Regards,
-dq
Received on Fri Sep 07 2001 - 09:29:34 BST