There will be devices for wireless video conferencing and for updating information from the Web. He predicted the PC industry will agree to a single digital subscriber standard, and said the cable industry in turn will provide new high-frequency subscription capability that will include the Internet, voice, and video. Cars will also become digital, Pfeiffer said, and will include E-mail, Web access, and traffic monitoring capabilities run by voice. Pfeiffer said consolidation will drive Compaq's growth. He said the top four PC vendors have gained 10 percent market share in the last 18 months, and predicted they will own 70 percent of the worldwide PC market in five years.
Most consolidation is driven by customer experience.
They want access to products and services at any time, they have a broader definition of value, they emphasize brand and quality, they want to simplify shopping and owning, and they want to know we will be there now and over the long term. PC companies who can best meet their total buying experience will win. Compaq demonstrated a test device with a big screen that combines Web access, home shopping, and television.