![]() ![]() Is this a long term trend, though, or a simple fad, like the netbook craze of a few years ago? #MAC WENT HIGHER THAN MY HOPES FOR THE FUTURE *AGO PC#I don't own a truck but I'm very content to borrow my parents' Toyota Tacoma when it's time to do spring cleaning or buy new furniture.Īnd the downward trend in PC (and more recently, Mac) sales suggest that Jobs was on the right track. They'll still be around, Jobs opined, but not everyone will need one. "PCs are going to be like trucks," he said. ![]() Steve Jobs famously predicted the "Post PC era" after the advent of the iPad. Having said that, personal computer sales in general continue to dive as more and more consumers and businesses alike find more uses for iPads and other tablet devices. ![]() Macs have taken a larger chunk of the PC market than they have in years, but they're still the minority. Thirty years on, the landscape of the computer market looks very different. Apple had fierce competition in the form of IBM's own PC. But already when the Mac hit the market, the Apple II's glory days were gone. Apple had struck gold with the Apple II, becoming the most popular computer of its era. Will we be celebrating Mac's 60th anniversary in 2044? Or will the Mac just be a footnote in the annals of technology history? And what do you think the future of the Mac might look like?Īt the time the Mac debuted in 1984, the personal computer industry was at a crossroads. With the Mac's 30th anniversary now receding into our rear view mirrors, I've begun to wonder about the future of the Macintosh. Does the Mac have staying power to last another 30 years or are its best years behind it? ![]()
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