Concurrently, greater availability of wireless broadband Internet, shared network printers, and mobilecomputing has made it easier for groups to share printers, putting additional downward pressure on demand for printers.
Where Bert Danner falters in his analysis is in assuming that the mobile platform battle will play out like desktop computing, where network effects yielded near monopoly-level dominance to Microsoft.
The market trends of mobile Internet and cloud computing are strong and continue to drive demand as more people and businesses globally are connecting to the network and consuming more digital content.