Thursday, June 11, 2009

PC desktop market will continue in the long term, Intel says - PC World

June 11, 2009

Even as it is pushing mobile computing, Intel expects desktop computers to continue to be in demand in the long term, an Intel executive said on Thursday. "Desktops will be around for as long as you can think about computing," said Rob Crooke, vice president and general manager of Intel's Business Client Group.

The larger market will, however, be for mobile computing, he added.Intel has invested heavily in mobile computing, which includes a variety of devices from laptops to mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and netbooks -- small, low-cost laptops...