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  (Source: China Daily)
IDC still lists HP at number 1


Lenovo IdeaPad S300


Source: Reuters

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By TakinYourPoints on 10/12/2012 12:19:58 AM , Rating: 2
You get it by the second paragraph. It is less about PCs not being necessary and more about them being fast enough at this point. My gaming PC drives a 2560x1440 monitor and aside from one video card upgrade it has all been the same machine for three years, an i7 860. Same with my 27" iMac, also an i7 860. I have no burning desire to upgrade either, while before I would be itching to upgrade by the two year mark.

I'm on the high end of hardware users, so imagine how unnecessary a PC upgrade is to a normal person?

Tablets and smartphones on the other hand have loads of room to grow. Aside from having a dependable 2 year upgrade cycle, we're also nowhere near saturation point with those devices. The other thing is smartphones and tablets are also personal devices while a household can share a PC or two.

On top of all of that, a $500 smartphone or tablet has significantly higher profit margins than a $500 junk laptop. These are all huge reasons why Dell/HP/Acer/etc are getting screwed right now.

Lenovo and Apple never lost sight of quality in their laptops, I believe that's why they are still doing well despite not racing to the bottom with everyone else.

