While the PC prices have been going south over the last few years, smartphones have become smarter at the same time and more compelling to a mobile user. It appears that many hardware vendors are going to be racing to build the other engine of growth going forward- Smartphones that extend the power of the computers to the mobile world! Phones running Win Mobile (HP, Acer etc), Blackberry, Apple (of course, the uber cool product of all) all vying for the customer’s ears & purses.  This was an interesting article in The Economic Times recently, that suggested that many vendors will be using the Mobile strategy that most of them cannot afford to ignore.

Not too far away from a scenario when you see ads like this – Buy a Smartphone & get a Computer free!