by David Zax, Technology Review
“When we were an agrarian nation, all cars were trucks. But as people moved more towards urban centers, people started to get into cars. I think PCs are going to be like trucks.” A certain famous CEO said this in June of 2010. Since then, America’s love affair with the smartphone and tablet has grown unabated. But by no means was Steve Jobs the first to “call” the death of the PC. An interesting post from tech commentator Robert X. Cringely reveals how he predicted the death of the personal computer back in 1992, in his book Accidental Empires. He called the death for right about… now.
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/428507/predicting-the-post-pc-era-20-years-ago/
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