Will it get better ?

[Mummelmann]

Within a few years, a few larger companies will likely remain standing, but a lot of them are vying for the same (or similar enough the cause problems) markets and services right now. It's a race. But even if/when swaths of them disappear into history, deflating hardware prices will take time. If the race carries on another 2-3 years, it's likely that manufacture of hardware will take certain turns to better fit corporate customers, which makes them less suited for wider commercial and personal use, which would led to a process of re-saddling once more (with added costs and time-frames) if and when the tide turns.

If there isn't a larger crash with lots of casualties, we could be looking at a bleak future where companies drive prices and inventory out of the range and reach of private users and usage altogether and we're suddenly headed for a society in which hardware is fully centralized (which would be a disaster, for a multitude of reasons).

My rig is still kicking ass, so I don't need any upgrades, but I'm concerned about the media's handling of the issues. It's framed as a PC-nerd, or gamer issue, first and foremost, but if the above mentioned scenario plays out, it's a huge, global issue with deep and wide implications and impact.