How Laptops Took Over The World

Laptops on sale in California. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

From The Guardian:

The rise of portable computing has forced companies to rethink how they let staff work – and is shifting the balance of power in the IT industry.

In January 2003, Steve Jobs announced to a slightly surprised Macworld audience that "this is going to be the year of the notebook for Apple". There was a clear ambition to push up the sales of portables – on which margins tend to be better than on desktops.

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