Flat Screen Monitors Sales to Reign This Year 282
swimfastom writes "Yahoo! News reports that sales of flat-panel computer monitors will top sales of bulkier traditional models this year, signifying a long-expected turning point in the computer monitor market. Flat-panel screen sales are expected to grow at a 49-percent compounded annual growth rate from 2001 through 2006, giving them an 82-percent share of the desktop computer market."
Not a moment too soon (Score:5, Funny)
It's a worry.
what about laptops? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Not a moment too soon (Score:1, Funny)
I'm sorry to say it but... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:NOT! (Score:3, Funny)
compactness (Score:4, Funny)
This got me thinking. Cellphones are worse quality than landed lines, and more expensive, but they are compact, and they sell (and people use them at home). Laptops are slower and more expensive than desktops, and they're hard to type on, and the mouse sucks, but they're compact, and they sell (even in the home). Music CD's have a horrendous markup, but they're compact, and they sell. MP3 players sound worse than CD's, and flash memory is expensive, and you have to upload all the songs (which is the same work as burning a cd), but they're compact, and they sell.
It seems like compactness is the ultimate feature. But then why do so many people drive SUV's?
Re:Gaming (Score:3, Funny)
Re:compactness (Score:2, Funny)
That is so they can compact other cars on the road. It's out of courtesy--after all, smaller is better.
Re:compactness (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I dunno... (Score:2, Funny)
disaster for healthcare industry (Score:2, Funny)