Did we all just witness Windows start to die?

[NovaCoder]

Windows or more accurate the Desktop OS has been on death row every since smart phones and tablets became popular.   In say 5/10 years the 'traditional' home computer will be as retro as my A1200

[NovaCoder]

Windows or more accurate the Desktop OS has been on death row every since smart phones and tablets became popular.   I'd say 5/10 years the 'traditional' home computer will be as retro as my A1200

MS are in trouble really, they are doing 'ok' with their phone platform, the XBOX One probably won't be as successfully as the 360, their Search business continues to lose $$$, their tablets are drowning and the desktop market is fading fast.    At least they've got the MS Office and the business/server market to keep them in the black zone.

[NovaCoder]

I disagree, the pre-order numbers are waay ahead of the 360 according to the analysts (same for ps4) - i waited for the hdmi 360 myself before buying but i've pre-ordered a One as I think it will be pretty good. The HD Skype alone is going to be great for us with lots of family and freinds OS.

We'll see, I did say probably

Lots of people think the days of the console are as dead as the idea people will use their PC's to access the Internet, I think Nintendo would agree with that.    If you look at the XBOX One you can see that MS is also thinking the same thing, it's a 'voice activated home media-web browser-cable-tv controller-social media center' first and a games console a distant second.

I doubt that MS will sell more XBOX One's than 360's over it's lifetime (80 million+).

[NovaCoder]

PC sales are in decline, have been for some time now, the figures are out there and it doesn't look pretty.   Windows as a desktop platform is therefore also 'dying', Windows on mobiles/tablets is a different creature.

As Intel’s PC processor division sees significant declines, the company has predicted that tablet computers could reach price points as low as $150 (£98) by this year’s holiday season.

PC Sales slump continues