Has business hardware peaked?

"Business software is evolving faster than ever before, with advancements such as AI spurring developers to introduce new ways of working and interacting with the software layer. But by and large, business hardware has stayed much the same for the past decade. With a few notable exceptions, the laptops, desktops, and portables we use for work today are simply evolved versions of what we were using in 2015. Is this set to change? And what could the hardware of the future look like?"

"[T]he actual experience of using it is it was great. The reMarkable Paper Pro doesn't have any apps, so you don't get notifications and it's really good if you just want to think about an idea, write it down. You're not distracted, you're not tempted to look on social media or check your email, you're just on the device, right? That's great to sort of lock yourself in. And I think that's the case with the others as well."

"The question there is, are we going to forego laptops and also start wearing glasses at some point in the office? Where do you see this happening? I mean, is it going to be people in data centers dealing with heavy analytical stuff walking around with glasses? I don't know, it still seems like it's not got a better way of doing it than the laptop. Is my my theory there."

Rapid advances in software, especially AI, are changing how developers create workflows and interactions. Hardware for business — laptops, desktops, portables — has remained largely similar to 2015 designs, with only a few notable exceptions. Devices like the reMarkable Paper Pro remove apps and notifications to provide a distraction‑free, focused writing and thinking environment. Many office workers can still rely on laptops from five years ago provided battery life remains adequate. Emerging wearables and glasses invite questions about potential replacements for laptops, but practical and workflow limitations keep the laptop dominant for now.

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