It is no secret that recent market trends have forced the traditional desktop to go through a dramatic transformation. It’s also easy to predict that sooner, rather than later, the traditional way of seating and working in front of a desktop will disappear. Why is this happening? Desktops that led the digital revolution and ruled the digital world for more than 30 years are going to experience a sudden death. This reminds me of the way the dinosaurs disappeared. What is the “asteroid” that will destroy such a large and well established infrastructure? Can it be stopped?