Idea: Big League PC Makers Thinking of Going Steampunk?
That affection for fake antiques might be big business for computer manufacturers, according to a straw poll by Sneaky Business. Off the record, PC industry executives see “retro” computing as a potential market, and rightly so: Steampunk is popular, and the success of Apple’s personal computers shows that since everyone’s going to have a computer, they’re going to also want it to look good. We’re for that.
Don’t expect to rush out and get a gaslight Dell quite yet, it’s still in the incubatory stages. But even as a concept, it’s interesting. Look for at least niche manufacturers for Xmas this year, and if it’s popular, for the big boys to follow suit soon.
teampunk niche to drive PC industry growth [Sneaky Business]