One consequence has been lower power requirement for local machines. This is partly why a 2015 MacBook is still perfectly serviceable for basic use in this day and age.
replyThe AI boom first reversed the trend, to now try to get back to that cycle.
People long ago stopped buying computers and started using Saas on their mobile devices instead. Ask HP.
replyHP was making shit laptops that barely worked a decade before SaaS was a known acronym.
replySure but businesses bought them and people bought them. Their quality is beside the point.
replyPeople keep saying that but I have never met anyone who doesn't own a PC or laptop.
replyI know youngsters who dont even have an email address. Though, this may change if they have to enter the workforce.
replyLot of people using their office-notebooks at home, even if its not allowed. Most people out of tech do not have big hardware at home anymore.
Do you work in tech by chance? I work in an entirely non-technical field (to the point we barely use email), and I have several coworkers whose only “computer” is their phone or a tablet.
replyA smartphone is the main / only 'computer' for a lot more people than you think.
replyThis is complete conjecture on my part, but I bet if you're late 20s - early 40s, you probably have some form of pc/laptop laying around. But people 50+ (gen x / gen boomer), a phone is likely all you use or own. My mother, aunt, et. al operate totally through their phones. The same is true for my pre-teen, teenage cousins or cousins children (ipad generation).