PC and Smartphone Convergence

28. March 2009 by cameron.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the capabilities of the smartphone and smaller PCs such as netbooks are converging. As the PC suppliers look for paths to increase revenue in a down economy, it is no surprise that they are looking towards the rapidly growing smartphone market. Recently Dell announced that they would enter the smart phone market. As reported by the WSJ: Dell Prepares To Dial Into Smartphone Marketplace As more laptop vendors try to enter the market, expect to see consolidation between the two groups. The PC vendors will put pressure on the smartphone vendors such as HTC, but at the same time, they need the network capabilities and low power tricks that the smartphone vendors have developed. Any alignment of a major communication chipset companies such as QualComm aligning with the laptop company such as Dell could foretell of a powerful merger.

Verizon today gave added credibility to the trend when they announced that they would sell netbooks. Washington Post: Verizon plans to sell netbooks: report.

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