Is the goal of post-PC to replace the PC?

When we think about the “death of the PC“, we tend to think about a world where the PC is no longer a thing, and everyone gets all of their digital needs met using smartphones or tablets.

This is very unlikely to happen. In fact, it’s not going to happen.

The reality is that as a society we need both types of devices. PCs are outrageously good at allowing an individual to focus on a task and create some complex output. That is the PC’s raison d’être — it’s what we’ve evolved them for 30 years t...