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Offline Ilwrath

Re: What do you expect for 2019?
« on: January 02, 2009, 03:51:13 PM »
As much as I hate to type it...  By 2019, I'd expect home computer OWNERSHIP to be on the decline.  

That's not to say home computer USAGE will drop, but I expect more and more of the subscription/rental model will be taking over.  

People are pretty much fed up with owning PCs.  They crash, get infected, and are generally a nuisance.  Besides us geeks who know how it all works, who really wants all the hassle and expense of really owning a system?  

Much like the Cable/Sat TV market, I see hardware becoming secondary, almost to the point of invisibility.  Most people will simply pay a monthly fee to use their web browsing, word processing, and email package on whatever hardware box is included in the subscription.