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In This thread here[^] I asked the members of CodeProject to predict the future of the Desktop PC market.

Seems the expert big-shots did their research, and you guys who contributed to that thread were highly accurate. Here is a report[^] on the data that they have tracked.

It is so close to what you guys said.

This is definitely a significant marking point in a trend, not just a blip or a glitch in temporary spending patterns. This market is not going to be anything like it has been for two or three decades.

It would be interesting to somehow plot this with comparisons of similar data from previous technical markets such as...
  • CB Radios
  • Color TVs
  • Small B/W TVs
  • Stereos (from the days of turntables)
  • Boom Boxes
  • Small hip mounted stereo players (e.g., The "Walkman" days)
Not sure if anybody ever quantified those data, or if they are available.

Looks like assembling your own Desktop PC will be the new norm.

Thanks for the opinions you guys tossed in to the other thread. Seeing this article, and comparing it to your predictions, was extremely useful.

The one thing that confuses me is this table[^] from that article.

It shows the big names decreasing their quantity, but "others" increasing by 19%

Could Local Joe's Clones be making a comeback ?
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