The triumphant return of the PC

Who knew tech enthusiasts in 2016 would be drooling over a desktop?

Don't write off the PC yet.
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"Remember the death of the PC?" asked Will Oremus at Slate. Pundits have been writing obituaries for the personal computer for years now, but Apple and Microsoft just showed that the consumer tech workhorse is still alive and kicking. Souped-up PCs wowed reviewers at dueling product launches held by the companies last week. Microsoft showed off the Surface Studio, a "massive, gorgeous, $3,000 desktop PC" with a touch-enabled screen that artists and designers can lay flat like a drafting table. Apple's new MacBook Pro, meanwhile, replaces the top row of keys with a touch screen that displays handy shortcuts for whatever app is being used. The launches prove that the Microsoft-Apple rivalry is also "alive and well," said Hayley Tsukayama at The Washington Post. A few years ago, Microsoft's consumer products felt like an afterthought; the company notably missed out on the mobile revolution with its failed Windows Phone. But if the initial reactions to the Surface Studio are any indication, Microsoft may be beating Apple at its own design game. Who knew tech enthusiasts in 2016 would be drooling over a desktop?

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