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"Few people own desktop computers anymore."

I will own a desktop computer until the day I die.

Excellent post too.

I mean - desktop processor sales an insanely strong, AMD can't make enough.

Gamers will buy every RTX3xxx card that hits the shelf and every heavy duty programmer I know has at least a fast desktop and often server racks.

I don't think we need to worry about the future of the desktop just yet.

What is a heavy duty programmer?

Someone with an expensive desktop and possibly even server racks.

Once who can spew thousands of lines of code each week :)

I was hired in at a company a couple years ago. My soon-to-be manager asked, "What should I order you for a computer?"

I responded with, "Whatever you guys buy - Dell, Lenovo. A 14" laptop and an external monitor would be fine."

He torted, "I've never seen anyone be productive on a laptop. Nobody here uses laptops. I'll get you a desktop with 2 monitors."

After I started, I notice he did almost all of his work from a conference room, using a Surface Book remoted into a desktop in his office.

Side note: In an open office, people quickly learn to cheat and claim unused spaces like conference rooms for working undisturbed.