Intel Believes That PC is Undergoing Transition to a Tablet

[froggyboy604]

Paul Otellini's following responses suggest that Intel and its PC partners are targeting the tablet market with Windows 8 devices. "We are in the midst of a radical transformation of the computing experience with the blurring of form factors and adoption of new user interfaces. It's no longer necessary to choose between a PC and a tablet. Convertibles and detachables combined with Windows 8 and touch provide a 2-for-1, no-compromise computing experience."

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I guest the PC would be a niche/sub-category device used by computer gamers, secretaries, and people who need a keyboard and mouse all the time.

I never expected Intel which makes most of the worlds PC chips would say that PC are becoming tablets.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

I think it's too soon to say anything yet.

 

[froggyboy604]

Intel does have a point with new Windows 8 PCs since a lot of Windows 8 laptops, Desktops and All-In-One PCs now come with touchscreens, and the more expensive laptops have removable touch screens which turn them into a tablets without a physical keyboard.

The Windows Surface 8 RT tablet also sold about 1 million tablets during the holidays according to the news.

Plus, the price of touchscreen devices are affordable these days since for $99-199 you can buy an affordable 7-9 inch tablet made by a generic brand like Coby, PanDigital, Acer, and more.