PC Industry Fights to Adapt as Tablets Muscle In - NYTimes.com

Excerpt from a stark PC market reality check

"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.
Still, there is a strong view among many longtime tech executives that the PC’s relevance will steadily diminish."

PC Industry Fights to Adapt as Tablets Muscle In - NYTimes.com