Monday, August 27, 2012

Michael Dell says he is OK with the 'post-PC' era


Microsoft is trying to address the popularity of non-traditional PCs with its upcoming Surface tablet.


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Everything is copacetic in the post-PC era, according to Michael Dell.


Speaking at VMware 2012, Dell's founder and CEO cited the fact that 380 million PCs were sold last year, adding that "the post-PC era has been pretty good for PCs so far," according to a report at Citeworld.


And as is typical at many PC-centric events, the iPad -- despite it growing popularity as a client device -- and smartphones didn't garner much attention, Citeworld said.


That is, until poll results showed the rise of "post-PC" devices as the No. 1 trend in IT this year, prompting VMware CEO Paul Maritz to respond. "I defy anyone to edit a PowerPoint presentation on a mobile phone," he said.


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