Question – CES 2026: Underwhelming

Seriously… nothing really new.

Any summary of all new announcements/products/etc is almost without surprise or substance.

Why?

Maybe because of this:

Read AMD’s keynote coverage https://www.servethehome.com/amd-ces-2026-keynote-live-coverage/

it’s all Big Business: Big AI, Big Pharma and even Big Government…

Trump’s own DoD science advisor was on stage with Lisa

while on Client side… just a rehash rebrand of Zen 5 without any real changes, Gorgon

This is proof that computing has already changed… all above are a pattern:

– There will no longer be much focus on client.
– Everything built for Server
– Big Cloud, Big AI and Big Gov will get the latest chip combos before anyone else.
– Client market will be more swamped with scalpers, limited availability, higher prices…
– New gens will have x2 price of prev-gen instead of prev-gen halving price
– [tba]