Here’s an interesting article on how in Japan, consumers are buying other gadgets, like iPods and game consoles, rather than investing in a new computer. And I can see that happening in other places as well.

Of course it’s not that computers are really becoming “uninteresting,” like the title reads, because a thing like a new cell phone or an iPod is a computer in itself, but that people just don’t feel like they need a “traditional” kind of PC laptop or desktop as much anymore. Game consoles offer much better gaming experience than any computer, e-mail can be read on a cell phone, and you can browse the web on it, too. Of course people are using computers in the office and at home to do things that just don’t work so well on a tiny screen, but PCs are definitely not seen as the coolest gadgets right now.