Is the era of building your own PC coming to a close?
Last week, Intel raised eyebrows by revealing plans to get out of the desktop motherboard business over the next three years. While companies like Asus, Gigabyte, EVGA, and MSI can pick up the slack, Intel’s position as the dominant PC chipmaker makes the move portentous. After all, ifInteldoesn’t think the desktop business is worth its time, who will? Is the era of the desktop computer — and assembling our own systems — heading for the history books?...