What can manufacturers do to make the desktop exciting again?

[Res215dg]

Manufacturers should just stop. OEM PC's will never beat custom PC's in price nor performance!

This is a good point from a hobbyist stand point that is into gaming and PCs rly: I agree as I've recently built a monster PC myself for gaming

However, majority of PC users are non-power users/gamers and prefer to Pay the extra costs for manufacture coverage, warranty, and support through the life of the system-

 

[Chregu]

I've had always a desktop computer (for gaming) and for the last few years in addition a laptop.

Now I want to replace my desktop computer, and I just don't see a reason why I shouldn't buy a high-end laptop instead. I'm not that much into gaming anymore. Laptops are fast enough nowadays for everything I do and a good screen usually has an USB hub. So I just plug in my peripherals into the screen, and then all I have to do is connect the screen to the laptop and I have the desktop feeling.

In my opinion the only good reason for buying a Desktop is gaming. And for this I rather buy a PS4/Xbox One which will provide me with good enough graphics and no troubles for the next few years. All for a much lower price.

I loved my desktops, mostly back in the times when you felt that you had to upgrade your computer every few months. But I think for me personally the desktop time is over, regardless of any "innovation" (which is such an Apple abused term, don't you remember, they have "innovated" the desktop a few weeks ago).

 

[NTUser]

Manufacturers should just stop. OEM PC's will never beat custom PC's in price nor performance!

Amen! Now if only we could build custom laptops

 

[jmshub]

They are already talking about how the post-PC boom is slowing down. I just read an article on ZD net that mentions this. http://www.zdnet.com/is-the-post-pc-industry-headed-for-premature-stagnation-7000017885/

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[sumothong01]

I haven't bought a desktop since 99' but I've built 4 personal ones for gaming and the last one for video editing and several more for other people. If it wasn't for gaming or video editing I wouldn't have a desktop.

I guess what I'm getting at is unless you do something that takes a PC with alot of power you're better off getting a more mobile system laptop,tablet or ect.

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[WanderingTraveler]

I have a feeling we can't.
The PC Market is a mature, saturated and commoditized market. When consumers can simply download and install newer OS updates or stay on their OS of choice without any hitches.

Good for the consumer (instead of more power in processors, you have more energy efficiency). Good for Microsoft (a good example is my school updating 30 PCs to Win8)

...But, bad for OEMs tied to the desktop and whose mobile plans aren't going anywhere.