Does the future really need PCs/Laptops at least in their current state, I am seeing a shift in the computing world from device based computing to the world of network computing, if we really put some thought to it we soon realize that the functionalities that an average user uses on a PC are Microsoft Office, Mails & Messaging and in a world where I can do all these online I don’t see any reason why people would invest in PC/Laptops, yes the network computational world presupposes availability of good network/bandwidth and a device which can get you online with the capability of running a browser.

Predictions
New breed of electronic devices, which will not resemble PCs
High/Good bandwidth becomes ubiquitous
Office on the web
HDD on the web