Friday, August 12, 2011

IBM exec says PC is 'going the way of the typewriter,' kills our birthday buzz

IBM exec says PC is 'going the way of the typewriter,' kills our birthday buzz

Well, this is awkward. As the IBM PC celebrates its 30th birthday today, one of its original designers is already mulling the end of its reign. In a blog post penned this week, Mark Dean, IBM's CTO for the Middle East and Africa, reflected on the dawn of the desktop era and looked forward to its seemingly inevitable demise. "When I helped design the PC, I didn't think I'd live long enough to witness its decline. But, while PCs will continue to be much-used devices, they're no longer at the leading edge of computing.

Engadget, IBM exec says PC is 'going the way of the typewriter,' kills our birthday buzz

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