A backseat? I'll believe it when it happens. I typical desktop PC/Mac
has so much more versatility and power than a single "appliance" based
peripheal. Printers that can be hooked up to your camera and monitors
with TV-tuners are fine and dandy for some, but most will still prefer
a monitor, keyboard, and mouse for their window into the Internet and
the ability to:
- Surf the web, email, word processing, etc
- Video gaming
- Record and edit movies (home, commercial, TV, etc)
- Record and edit music (production, DAW's, etc)
- Photo editing and picture library management
- Media servers (Squeezeboxes, Rokus, movies, whatever)
...I could go on forever. Specialized appliances have been around for
a very long time; we still have desktop/laptop computers in the
foreground though...
But... don't get me wrong: I agree that "appliance" based periph's will
gain in popularity. Windows Vista and Mac's next flavor will keep the
deskstop/laptop market strong though. In the foreground, no doubt.
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