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Return of the Desktop; The Desktop Strikes Back

By Neil Squillante

I gave this post a dual title because people seem to either view desktops as good (think Luke Skywalker) or evil (think Darth Vader). I used to vilify them. Now I praise them. In the 1990s, the desktop reigned supreme. Laptops were underpowered and overpriced. A typical law firm would buy a few laptops for lawyers to use when they traveled. I remember taking one of the firm's laptops with me to a trial in California in 1995, and being appalled at how little it could do. Around the turn of the century, laptops began making significant gains. I replaced my desktop with a laptop in 1999 and never looked back. According to the Los Angeles Times, laptops will outsell desktops for the first time this year. But I believe 2008 marks the beginning of the end for laptops because of two developments that go hand in hand ? push synchronization and more capable smartphones...continue to full post

Full post as published by TechnoLawyer Blog on August 05, 2008 (boomark / email).