The Future of the PC at homes

Heres another very interesting article on the Future of the PC.
http://www.binarycreativity.com/2007/04/20/the-pc-is-dead-long-live-the-console/

"The desktop PC is always going to have a place at work, but at some point there, it may be replaced by thin clients.

However, in order to see why it’s going to be fast replaced at home, we have to recognize what people use their desktop PCs for. Firstly, there is the communication aspect of it. This includes e-mail, messaging, surfing the web, etc. Then, there’s the entertainment aspect of it. This includes playing games, watching movies, TV, and browsing the internet. I’d say for at least 80% of PC users, that’s it. An astute reader will notice that consoles (like the Xbox and PS3) already do all the entertainment aspects of a home PC, and a cell phone does all the communication aspects of it. Presently, they might not do them as well, but that may change."

Do take time to go through - its an interesting point of view.