Meanwhile, sales of mobile devices are still surging despite a recent slowdown in the tablet market. PC sales have been slumping for the past two years, though there have been recent signs the worst of the decline is over. That's what they use their computer for,' McCue said during an interview at Flipboard's Palo Alto, California, headquarters.īesides winning new converts with the expanded access, McCue is also hoping many of Flipboard's 50 million existing users will visit the service more frequently now that it's on PCs.

'There is a whole group of people who don't do that much browsing on their phones. Until now, Flipboard's 15 million magazines could only be read through a mobile app. McCue is catering to that preference with Tuesday's launch of a Web browser version of Flipboard's digital magazine service. In fact, the PC remains the mode of choice for many readers, especially during business hours. Just don't tell McCue the desktop is dead. Smartphones and tablets have been pushing the personal computer aside, thanks in part to popular apps made by mobile-first entrepreneurs like Flipboard CEO Mike McCue.

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