Yes. Though really this "prediction" comes along at least once a month, every month, since the mid 90s when the desktop PC rose to prominence. Prior to that the "prediction" was that the desktop PC either wouldn't exist, or would never take off.
The only thing that makes the claim different this time is it's IBM saying it, not some journalist hack. See here:
Thanks very much for this link. My reading of the article is that communications and social interaction will be the main use for computing devices, and that market will grow significantly. It might be that the desktop PC is still sold in large quantities for those that need it.
The only thing that makes the claim different this time is it's IBM saying it, not some journalist hack. See here:
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081011-ibm-pc.html?pag...