The desktop computer is in the decline stage of the industry life cycle, but it is not dead because companies have found ways to improve the price-performance trade-off.

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Old technologies that are in decline do not always quickly fade away. Research shows that in a number of cases, old technologies actually enjoy a very profitable last gasp, and can become resilient survivors in some circumstances. Companies use three approaches to keep the products in play successfully. One of these is to improve the price-performance trade-off in which desktop computers are retooled with technology originally developed for the lightweight and ultrafast laptops.

The Desktop Computer Is in the Decline Stage of the Industry