Who Is Innovating in Personal Computers?

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While Apple is frequently pushing the edge with its iPhone its play in the PC space is lagging substantially.  Who is the leader now?  One article says it is Microsoft.

The software company that ruled the world once upon a time is doing pretty well with hardware today.  Worth a read.  Here is a snippet from the piece:

...today, the company is making the most visionary computers in the industry, if not the best machines, period. In the last two years, while Apple has focused mainly on mobile devices, Microsoft has put out a series of computers that reimagine the future of PCs in thrilling ways.

Here is the full story:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/technology/microsoft-pcs-apple.html

Happy Reading,

J.W. Gant

The Personal Computer is Back

Sales are doing just fine for PC's while the iconic iPad is in a decline.  Sounds like quite a reversal yet this author has been watching for the floor of PC sales for several years now and is not surprised at the leveling out we are seeing.

First up is news, pretty late to these pages, of declining iPad sales:

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/11/26/ipad-sales-set-to-continue-decline-through-2018-says-idc-report/

Here is a snippet from that report:

The growth in tablet sales is facing a “massive deceleration” this year, according to a new report from research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The report shows that year-over-year growth of the worldwide tablet market is slowing to 7.2%, down from 52.5% in 2013.

Next is a report from Dell and statements from Lenovo about their U.S. sales of personal computers:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102358800

Here is a snippet from that piece:

Dell CEO Michael Dell told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Thursday his company is growing at a steady pace. "We've had eight quarters in a row of gaining [market] share in PCs," Dell said. "We did gain more share than the other top two competitors both worldwide and in the United States, the largest country market in the world."

Finally is one more take on Windows 10 and all of the features announced yesterday at Microsoft's big event:

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/windows-10-takes-huge-strides-to-correct-108767403494.html?src=rss

Here is a snippet from that piece:

On Wednesday, Microsoft showed the world more of Windows 10, which it expects to release later this year. All kinds of news emerged in the announcement today, but the biggest one is this: Microsoft has realized the foolishness of splitting Windows into two, and is taking giant strides to unify it back again.

Now, please allow me to get back to my reading on the Apple Watch.

Happy Reading,

J.W. Gant