The death of the personal computer may be an exaggeration.
But the industry around personal computers seems to be in limbo.
Like the mainframe, which was said to be dead decades ago
but has remained a meaningful business, the PC will almost certainly cheat
death. True, mobile devices like the iPad will continue to gore PC sales. Those
mobile devices, though, will most likely never satisfy spreadsheet masters,
film editors and other workers who depend on multiple screens and the precision
of a keyboard and mouse.