Desktop Computers

topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes

A Product Market Fit Show the a16z Podcast

3 statements about Desktop Computers, every show

Roy Lee: Immediate AI opportunity is on desktop, not VR or glasses
“Everyone thinks it's some people think it's VR, some people think it's glasses, some people think it's pendants, and I think right now there's so much money to be made in the computer, and right now, I think it all starts at the computer, so that's where we're…”
Roy Lee Aug 4, 2025 ▶ 1:52 He got kicked out of Harvard—then grew to $5M ARR in just 3 months. | Roy Lee, Co-Founder of Cluely · PMF Show
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Evans: Desktop computers represent half of total PC sales and installed base
“Half of the sales, half of the base is still a desktop, because there's a bunch of people who either, their IT department only want to spend 300 dollars on a computer, Or they want a big screen, or they want the performance, or whatever it is.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 24:40 a16z Podcast | Finally a Tablet that Replaces Your Laptop
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Evans: Desktop computers are now only necessary for hardcore video editing
“And that line has kind of moved steadily of the stuff that you actually needed a desktop for. It shrunk and shrunk and shrunk and shrunk. And now it's really only, like, hardcore video editing or something you need an enormous screen for.”
Benedict Evans Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:48 a16z Podcast | Engineering a Revolution at Work

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