Mobility is overtaking desktops...finally the numbers show it...BD 

SAN FRANCISCO — After decades as the computer of choice for homes and businesses, the desktop PC is being pushed to the scrap heap by its smaller, nimbler sibling: the laptop.

They've been around since the early 1980s, but portable computers are finally taking over. Last year, for the first time, U.S. consumers bought more of them than desktops. Sixteen of the 20 best-selling PCs on Amazon.com this holiday season were laptops.image

And sales are expected to accelerate as devices such as the iPhone and tablet PCs pack more power and utility into ever-smaller packages.

Business & Technology | More computer users are abandoning desktops and becoming completely unplugged | Seattle Times Newspaper

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