Comments on: The end of an era – The Desktop PC http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/ the mark cuban weblog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:01:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Sofiaa http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8248 Sofiaa Tue, 20 Nov 2007 23:25:04 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8248 [...]I run 4 pcs and 2 laptops. One pc is dedicated strictly for a webcam that I run. One pc is my wifes and one is mine in our office. I have one i use in the basement to look up things for one of my hobbies. One laptop is the one i take on trips and <br>use other places around home. One older laptop is used in garage for use with other hobbies to look up information.<br>Plus have a wireless pda.[...]<br><br> [...]I run 4 pcs and 2 laptops. One pc is dedicated strictly for a webcam that I run. One pc is my wifes and one is mine in our office. I have one i use in the basement to look up things for one of my hobbies. One laptop is the one i take on trips and
use other places around home. One older laptop is used in garage for use with other hobbies to look up information.
Plus have a wireless pda.[...]

]]> By: BobR http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8218 BobR Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:39 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8218 Big fan Mark... keep up the great blog. You're absolutely right about the "fun" stages of technology. I thrived on the whole desktop PC beginnings, but it's too mature now. But I think you forgot the software. Not quite as exciting, and much too sophisticated for the average hobby person, but still growing in leaps and bounds. Both in commercial products and open source. But that exact same feeling is back with PDAs and mobile devices. I love it and thrive on it. Thanks for pointing out the parallels. It really helps explain a lot of what I love about these times for mobile devices. It's the best of times and the perfect time to enjoy the ride! Can't say "Beat LA" this year in the playoffs, but I still say "Go Mavs!!!!" Big fan Mark… keep up the great blog.

You’re absolutely right about the “fun” stages of technology. I thrived on the whole desktop PC beginnings, but it’s too mature now. But I think you forgot the software. Not quite as exciting, and much too sophisticated for the average hobby person, but still growing in leaps and bounds. Both in commercial products and open source.

But that exact same feeling is back with PDAs and mobile devices. I love it and thrive on it.

Thanks for pointing out the parallels. It really helps explain a lot of what I love about these times for mobile devices. It’s the best of times and the perfect time to enjoy the ride!

Can’t say “Beat LA” this year in the playoffs, but I still say “Go Mavs!!!!”

]]> By: Brian http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8219 Brian Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:39 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8219 The only real fun Desktop to come along in a while is Apple's iMac. You can't tell me that doesn't peak a little interest. http://www.apple.com/imac/ The only real fun Desktop to come along in a while is Apple’s iMac. You can’t tell me that doesn’t peak a little interest.

http://www.apple.com/imac/

]]> By: Andrew http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8220 Andrew Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:39 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8220 Yeah I just bought an ipaq that has a camera, 802.11, two gbs for mp3 storage, a pda and a phone all in one device the same size as a deck of cards. Yeah I just bought an ipaq that has a camera, 802.11, two gbs for mp3 storage, a pda and a phone all in one device the same size as a deck of cards.

]]> By: Ryan http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8221 Ryan Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:39 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8221 I think you underestimate the usefulness of a desktop computer. Not everyone travels to a different city every night. The majority of us slave away 9-5 then go home to our families. I own a laptop a cell phone and a pda but spend far more time on my desktop in my study at home. Portable gadgets are fun and invoke the 'wow' factor but the fact of the matter is that far too many people use and enjoy using desktop pcs for them to ever be replaced. Besides, we all know the real use of a desktop is power gaming! Dual-Core cpus and SLI tech can't be put inside a little gadget! I think you underestimate the usefulness of a desktop computer. Not everyone travels to a different city every night. The majority of us slave away 9-5 then go home to our families. I own a laptop a cell phone and a pda but spend far more time on my desktop in my study at home. Portable gadgets are fun and invoke the ‘wow’ factor but the fact of the matter is that far too many people use and enjoy using desktop pcs for them to ever be replaced.

Besides, we all know the real use of a desktop is power gaming! Dual-Core cpus and SLI tech can’t be put inside a little gadget!

]]> By: Matthew http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8222 Matthew Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:39 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8222 Multimedia PCs are a fun new product. Eliminates the need to buy a TiVO or DVR. Just record onto your computer. You can do more with that, convert to other formats, write to DVD, etc. Multimedia PCs are a fun new product. Eliminates the need to buy a TiVO or DVR. Just record onto your computer. You can do more with that, convert to other formats, write to DVD, etc.

]]> By: Jeff http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8223 Jeff Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:39 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8223 Mark, While your point is that the PC market is no longer "fun" and "inovative", your title is quite misleading. The PC is not going ot go away any time, it will continue to get faster, more powerfull, and smaller, then eventually when we're all on boradband, I think we will go back to the days of dumb PCs that run applications that are hosted online. Want to write a document, a "web browser" opens that enables you to do your word processing, and stores the document in your personal web space on some server farm in cyberspace. Want to play a game, another "browser" opens and loads the game from a server, for you to play. Corportate application are already going heavily towards web based, and more and more home applications will continue to as well. For those of us in the software world, desktop applications may be dying, but the role of desktops in accessing our applications is still alive and well. Mark,

While your point is that the PC market is no longer “fun” and “inovative”, your title is quite misleading.

The PC is not going ot go away any time, it will continue to get faster, more powerfull, and smaller, then eventually when we’re all on boradband, I think we will go back to the days of dumb PCs that run applications that are hosted online.
Want to write a document, a “web browser” opens that enables you to do your word processing, and stores the document in your personal web space on some server farm in cyberspace.
Want to play a game, another “browser” opens and loads the game from a server, for you to play.
Corportate application are already going heavily towards web based, and more and more home applications will continue to as well.

For those of us in the software world, desktop applications may be dying, but the role of desktops in accessing our applications is still alive and well.

]]> By: Shawn MacMeekin http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8224 Shawn MacMeekin Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:39 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8224 Mark: From what I gather after reading your article, you are saying everything is getting smaller?!? Would then agree that Nanotechnology will be the next best thing to sliced bread? Not only will the bread maker be getting smaller, but the sandwich as well . . . and ultimately we will all be like Lilly T, but instead of The Incredible Shrinking Woman, it will be The Incredible Shrinking World, right? I guess I better buy some Nano stock, the one that's making parts for that bread maker! SM Mark:
From what I gather after reading your article, you are saying everything is getting smaller?!? Would then agree that Nanotechnology will be the next best thing to sliced bread? Not only will the bread maker be getting smaller, but the sandwich as well . . . and ultimately we will all be like Lilly T, but instead of The Incredible Shrinking Woman, it will be The Incredible Shrinking World, right? I guess I better buy some Nano stock, the one that’s making parts for that bread maker!
SM

]]> By: grillcheese http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8225 grillcheese Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:39 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8225 What about HTPC's (home theater pc's)? An HTPC could be used as a set top box that allows you to record/watch tv, stream internet radio through your home theater system, or use it like a jukebox, email & surf, watch dvds/avi/mpeg/dix/xvid, play games & emulators. Nothing exciting about that? What about HTPC’s (home theater pc’s)? An HTPC could be used as a set top box that allows you to record/watch tv, stream internet radio through your home theater system, or use it like a jukebox, email & surf, watch dvds/avi/mpeg/dix/xvid, play games & emulators.

Nothing exciting about that?

]]> By: Brian Hunter http://blogmaverick.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8226 Brian Hunter Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:02:39 +0000 http://blogmaverick.wordpress.com/2005/04/13/the-end-of-an-era-the-desktop-pc/#comment-8226 Mark - Couldn't agree more with your comments about the really interesting things coming out in the mobile/wireless device space. I just bought a multi-room digital music system with a wireless, full-color LCD screen controller (with killer ipod-esque controls) from these guys at Sonos (www.sonos.com). I set the thing up in 5 minutes and have a high-quality music system that would have cost $10k just 5 years ago and would have taken weeks to wire my house for. Everywhere you look there are more cool things like this that are unrelated to the PC. Go Mavs. Mark – Couldn’t agree more with your comments about the really interesting things coming out in the mobile/wireless device space. I just bought a multi-room digital music system with a wireless, full-color LCD screen controller (with killer ipod-esque controls) from these guys at Sonos (www.sonos.com). I set the thing up in 5 minutes and have a high-quality music system that would have cost $10k just 5 years ago and would have taken weeks to wire my house for. Everywhere you look there are more cool things like this that are unrelated to the PC. Go Mavs.

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