I am about as partisan a supporter of desktop computing as anyone.  I am utterly biased toward both consumption and creation using desktop-grade accouterments—very large screens, full size keyboards, mice, etc.  To my mind, mobile devices are a stop-gap measure that suffice when I am indeed mobile.  I don&#x27;t (yet) expect my mobile device to project a 50 inch display and provide a solid tactile keyboard.<p>However, on that point made by the linked author, I do agree that mobile devices see far too much usage <i>while situated in front of a desktop PC</i>.  In fact, I have ranted about this several times, addressing the specific matter in a blog entry from 2012 [1].<p>I feel there are two problems:<p>* Desktop computing has suffered from about a decade of lethargy and technological indolence.  4K monitors represent the first forward motion of note in a long time.  For a non-trivial number of people, their desktop computing environment is <i>inferior</i> to their mobile device.  Many people still aren&#x27;t using 4K or better on the desktop; many people haven&#x27;t upgraded their processor or their memory in a very long time; many people still use spinning hard drives.<p>* Today&#x27;s common cloud model of computing leads to a disappointingly fractured multi-device lifestyle where we find ourselves drawn to interact with our mobile devices even when sitting at a desktop PC.  Technologies such as Continuum and Handoff are a meager simulacrum of what we should have.  I&#x27;ve been waiting for the advent of a computing model I call PAO, wherein applications are personal and where singular instances are made omnipresent across all of your devices.  I believe we&#x27;ll eventually get to something akin to that, though probably with a lot less control in the hands of the user than I&#x27;d like.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tiamat.tsotech.com&#x2F;i-see-the-problem" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;tiamat.tsotech.com&#x2F;i-see-the-problem</a>