Comment by nialse
Maybe personal computing is entering a slow decline.
Rising RAM prices over the next couple of years will make new computers and phones harder to justify, so people will keep devices longer. At the same time, Microsoft and Apple (et alia) continue shipping more demanding software packed with features no users asked for. Software growth has long driven hardware upgrades, but if upgrades no longer feel worthwhile, the feedback loop breaks. The question is whether personal computing keeps its central role, or quietly becomes legacy infrastructure people replace only when forced? In that case: What is the next era?
It seems to me that what your saying isn't the personal computing is entering a slow decline but the PC market is. If people continue to use PCs they already own then personal computing is alive and well.