[ekianjo]

> I predict that generic computers (the ones you install Linux on) will slowly disappear from the market.

It seems the be going the opposite way, since by far and large there's more offering hardware wise than there has ever been, so what you see is manufacturers catering to niches more than before.

[pjmlp]

Here in Germany, the majority of DIY PC shops have died or are connected to the machine selling parts over the Internet.

Everyone just buys laptops with pre-installed OSes, phones and tablets.

Most parts shops are now targeting the Maker movement, aka Arduino, Raspberry and friends and even gamers prefer solutions like Asus Republic of Gamers series.

So actually it looks like the return of the vertical integration of 8 and 16 bit home markets of yore.