Sales are up. New categories have emerged.
Applications are everywhere.
We have an entire generation of kids who never knew a time when there were no desktop computers. Despite increased popularity and market-share increases, the buzz seems to have disappeared from the scene. To understand what's happening in a macro sense, it's often a good idea to compare the computer industry with the automobile industry. The parallels are striking. In both industries, one saw lots of enthusiasm in the early days, and huge demand.