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I talked to people, explained to them how it's not 2006 anymore.
I pointed at the little stupid box and said - how about I build you a box like that, just a little bigger (small enough to disappear in the equipment cabinet) that would let them receive digital TV, record it onto a hard drive, act as a cheap CCTV replacement, provide web access, allow gaming, even operate on separate displays via virtualisation. All seamlessly with one remote or wireless kb+mouse.
They all had Prescott Era Syndrome and zoned out enough to not notice AMD64 for years and then bought cheap laptops as a natural succesor of their Celerons (in their minds).
Yes, these were the ROHS bad chipset solder days so around 2011-2013 they all went poof.
I told them my concept would use hardly any power with a SSD and an i3, how 12mm/14mm fans allowed for silent operation. Pointed out that any other future changes to the TV feed would only require changing out the GPU.
I got zero yeses. One solid 'maybe' from a guy that genuinly saw the benefits but couldn't afford it - like most 20somethings here. I got the price down to about 400 USD (a typical monthly salary here).
They said they rather get tablets as the natural successor of their dead laptops.
So they went out and bought 200 dollar smartphone level crap. How lo' can you go?
Case in point, low wages or not, I see a lot of the same thing here in my neck of the woods. Portability and price trumps everything else
Now I don't even get much programming gigs because businesses abandoned their websites in favour of facebook.
Is that true? That is sad. As if Facebook is a true replacement for a good web presence. It just makes a business owner look lazy.
Those that genuinely need desktops to get things done are in a smaller number -- they tend to be gamers, creative pros or IT managers.
I think you will find most kids/teens are gamers so it is not a small number. Gaming is now bigger business than the movie industry and gaming on a smartphone/tablet just won't cut it for most so the desktop PC is not going anywhere anytime soon. Huffington Post are idiots.
yes i will buy gamming pc for dota 2 and lots of games like veterans day and i have total collection of new gamesI think you will find most kids/teens are gamers so it is not a small number. Gaming is now bigger business than the movie industry and gaming on a smartphone/tablet just won't cut it for most so the desktop PC is not going anywhere anytime soon. Huffington Post are idiots.
I didn't start using the web on a phone until last year. I was surprised how shitty it all was. I'm still surprised how shitty camera phones are (the blotchy/blocky contrast is the giveaway). Using forums on phones suck most of all. Phones are good for people who small talk and take selfies and pics of their lunch to post on tumblr. Phone web brought a lot of things down to a cyber-tribal level.
The sad part is most people will or already have listened to this. Trying to unload a desktop these days to a non-enthusiast is like trying to sell birth control and day after pills to Catholics.
Is that true? That is sad. As if Facebook is a true replacement for a good web presence. It just makes a business owner look lazy.
You are correct, most average computer users would rather buy a laptop over a desktop these days.
Facebook really is though, sadly. As a business you are way more likely to get found via Facebook then some random google search, the rating system is a nice gesture too. I run a business and although I won't be getting rid of my Website anytime soon, Facebook receives way more hits.
Considering that worldwide laptop sales have outpaced desktop sales for a while (according to research data), and that only some of those desktop buyers are gamers... yeah, HuffPo is more accurate than you'd like to admit.