Re: HP getting ready to layoff 25,000 workers.

MG when we run out of oil doesn't that mean the end of the industrial
age, back to farming



On 5/27/12, mg <mgkelson@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've been on a toy buying binge ever since 2001 when my wife passed
> away and I retired and I have electronic stuff all over the house. The
> current craze, though, is obviously portable devices and I've never
> got into those at all. I'll just leave those for the younger
> generation. For about 20 years now, I've been predicting that the next
> big craze will be robots, and eventually personal robots. That's one
> prediction that I've struck out on so far.
>
> I remember back in the 70s that a lot of "experts" were predicting
> revolutionary new treatments for disease in the early 21st century and
> the growth of replacement, human parts, etc. That's another prediction
> that hasn't materialized yet.
>
> On May 25, 9:05 am, OccupySpring <soprano.olivi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I was told laptops dont last very long and overheat easy. Thats why my
>> son uses desktops for gaming.
>>
>> I think I would like a laptop, so I could sit outside while being
>> online.
>>
>> electronics have changed so much in 20 years, I keep wondering what
>> the next 20 years will bring?
>>
>> On May 25, 8:39 am, mg <mgkel...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> > Our situations are very similar. My cell phone is old and outdated and
>> > I can't access the internet with it and have no desire to do so. I
>> > don't own any of the mobile devices that are popular now. I did buy a
>> > laptop computer once, mostly out of curiosity, and because I got it
>> > for a really good price, but I only had it for a little while and then
>> > sold it. I'm retired, though. So I really don't have a lot of first
>> > hand information on exactly what the younger set, and especially
>> > teenagers, are doing now days.
>>
>> > On May 25, 5:22 am, OccupySpring <soprano.olivi...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > > I dont really like smartphones, its too complicated to have
>> > > everything
>> > > on your phone. Its too small to read. I like my desktop, I guess im
>> > > old fashion.
>>
>> > > My son is a big time gamer, he has three desktops surrounded by three
>> > > monitors, and uses all three when gaming... and a notebook and a
>> > > smartphone. He uses his smartphone for texting and checking his FB,
>> > > sending photos. The desktops are strictly for gaming, the laptop is
>> > > used for research and buisness.
>>
>> > > my cell phone is about 10 years old. I do have an ipod, but I hardly
>> > > ever use it...Its good to take a quick video to send to FB, but thats
>> > > about it.
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>> > > On May 24, 8:35 pm, mg <mgkel...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> > > > I've been building desk-top computers for friends and relatives and
>> > > > giving them away for almost ten years now. Currently, I have 3 of
>> > > > them
>> > > > that I just recently built and I have found homes for 2 of them,
>> > > > but
>> > > > surprisingly, it's not all that easy to give them away anymore.
>> > > > Most
>> > > > people now days apparently use mobile devices, like smartphones and
>> > > > notebooks, for example, and don't have much interest in desktops
>> > > > anymore.
>>
>> > > > In addition, desktop computers have become commoditized to the
>> > > > point
>> > > > where they're all basically the same, and there's a lot of
>> > > > competition, and there's very little profit margin in them anymore.
>> > > > The only companies that make big profits off of desktop PCs anymore
>> > > > are Intel and Microsoft while Dell and HP are struggling to keep
>> > > > their
>> > > > head above water. I'm surprised HP didn't see this coming a long
>> > > > time
>> > > > ago and I'm surprised that they bet virtually all their marbles on
>> > > > a
>> > > > losing product.
>>
>> > > > On May 23, 11:16 am, OccupySpring <soprano.olivi...@gmail.com>
>> > > > wrote:
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>> > > > >http://money.cnn.com/2012/05/23/technology/hp-layoffs/index.htm?iid=P...
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