In Satya Nadella’s email to his employees, he formally announces his intention to steer Microsoft away from a platform-dependent eco-system, to a cloud-based range of devices that will be considerably closer to Google’s business model.

While such scenario is bound to become reality, at some point in our lifetime, there are at least five very valid reasons why we shouldn't rush to the dismissal of the PC, just yet.

Saving money on groceries is a big deal, but are these appliances and new systems energy efficient? Not according to the International Energy Agency, whose recent study shows that on 616 Terawatts of electricity consumed last year, 400 Terawatts was the result of dangerously energy-inefficient connected home appliances, which caused over 80 billion dollars in wasted electricity.

The fact that the European courts failed to take into consideration is that Google is not the only place where people and businesses can be looked up.