“There’s no question about it: the perils are deep and wide for companies whose primary business is making PCs,” Ben Bajarin writes for TIME Magazine. “There are many layers to the problem and unfortunately, the perfect storm hit the PC sector and there will be collateral damage.”
“The netbook showed many consumers that a simple, cheap notebook would suffice. Then the iPad came along and is the primary culprit for sucking value out of the PC industry,” Bajarin writes. “If we are all honest with ourselves, when we say tablets are to blame for the PC decline, we really mean the iPad. Tim Bajarin wrote a great column last week called the Revenge of Steve Jobs, where he lays out similar thinking.”
Bajarin writes, “Steve Jobs‘ creation brought the industry he could never dominate to its knees. The iPad has changed the conversation and brought Apple’s competitors onto a playing field where it has an unfair advantage. This new battleground will be crucial to the success of many who are entrenched in legacy markets.”
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