Abstract
This IDC study tracks and forecasts the penetration rates and total shipments
of 31 PC interfaces and technologies embedded in PCs out to 2010. Please see
the table of contents for the complete list of interfaces and technologies
tracked.
"The supplanting of older interfaces by the latest industry offerings is a game
of timing, listening to customers, and observing market dynamics. For the
purposes of this study, we will define interface as ports or other technologies
embedded in PCs connecting the systems to devices or networks. If an interface
is removed too early, OEMs will hear about it from customers, as was the case
recently with 1394 ports in notebooks. If an interface is removed too late,
OEMs will needlessly add cost to a system as well as restrict design
flexibility, something particularly crucial in tiny desktops and ultraportable
notebooks. Still, the benefits of achieving greater cost efficiencies and
improving the performance of systems will continue to be powerful motivations
driving OEMs to make changes." - Richard Shim, senior research analyst with
IDC' s Personal Computing team.
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