Windows worldwide market share is stuck at 15% and falling

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I'm curious why people as so quick to discount iOS and Android as "Not proper operating systems"... It has the feel of someone in the early 80's discounting microcomputers as not real computers...

The truth is, most people use their tablet/iPad/smart phone for almost all day to day computing tasks. The desktop is becoming as much a relic as mainframes and minicomputers have now become.

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They are "proper operating systems" of course but I still like to keep them separate for now.

It's not like people develop for Android/iOS on Android/iOS devices yet. (I know one can but it's not common place yet)

Give it another 5yrs and things will probably change in that direction though.

That's why I was careful to say that the desktop is becoming a relic, soon it will be relegated to the workplaces and homes of people who actually need one... I expect most people will be content to use much more lightweight devices

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@commodorejohn I hate to break this to you, but we don't matter... The people you know are yesterday's users. Spend some time with young people and see how they are using technology... That's the future, not those of us who sill remember 8bit games

I use an iPad Mini for 90% of my computing tasks now... With a 5 year old MacBook Pro for some heavy lifting, content creation work... But more and more work can be done on mobile devices now!

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Yes they are content consumers. As opposed to content creators. But I don't believe a college student these days can get by not using a personal computer.

With a Bluetooth keyboard... I'd be surprised if most students would have a problem with a tablet for almost any task I can think of.

My two heaving lifting tasks where I still use a laptop are making music and programming... Both of which I now do on my iPad mini when I'm away from home... The laptop stays at home.

@chickenDevil: TSR, your joking right. How is that the OSs fault?

OS security policy.

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How about something simple like making a PowerPoint presentation or for that matter using any msoffice software? As a student i can confidently say it is impossible to use an ipad or Android device for uni.

In fact typing out this post using my phone is 10 times harder and annoying than it needs to be.

Also usb sticks is a must in daily uni life for all sorts of things.

I need a laptop. Tablets and phones are useless for anything but checking emails and using blackboard.

Actually I wrote (and presented) a presentation on welfare reform for my last job interview using my iPad mini!

-edit- This was using keynote, but you can build PowerPoint presentations using quick office on both the iPad and android tablets.

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hmmm... sounds interesting.

Personally i hope tablets never replace laptops.

Despite all I've said in support of Tablets, I completely agree with you.

But I'm not going to bury my head in the sand and pretend that the technology I grew up with is going to very relevant in the future.

 I hate touchscreens!

As an interface, it has its place. I can't hate it any more than I hate keyboards

Did you get the job?

Thankfully I did, but I'm not going to credit that to the iPad... Though it was very useful being able to work on my presentation whenever I had a free moment... Also I was able to make changes right up to the moment of the interview!

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I refer back to my previous comment; I imagine in the 70's, mainframe users would have looked down on Microcomputers as "silly toys"... Now they have all but replaced mainframes.