Arguably there's no longer a practical use for desktops for everyday users.
Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 02/04/2011 08:58:30 AM
I don't buy into the idiocy Gizmodo was spouting yesterday about tablets replacing laptops in the near future, but no casual user really needs the power of a desktop computer these days. As for smartphones, they're an absolute necessity for anybody in the business and legal world. The ability to read PDFs, for example, is critical.
The current state of thinking in the technology world, to my knowledge, is that we're seeing a paradigm shift from the Internet as something you access at certain points to the Internet as a ubiquitous presence. It's very similar to the paradigm shift telephony underwent in the previous decade; before, you called people at fixed locations, whereas now you can call them anywhere.
The current state of thinking in the technology world, to my knowledge, is that we're seeing a paradigm shift from the Internet as something you access at certain points to the Internet as a ubiquitous presence. It's very similar to the paradigm shift telephony underwent in the previous decade; before, you called people at fixed locations, whereas now you can call them anywhere.
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This message last edited by Ghavrel on 02/04/2011 at 08:58:41 AM
Am I Just Getting Old Or...
- 02/04/2011 07:50:30 AM
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Arguably there's no longer a practical use for desktops for everyday users.
- 02/04/2011 08:58:30 AM
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Re: Arguably there's no longer a practical use for desktops for everyday users.
- 02/04/2011 09:18:21 AM
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console gaming will probably not replace computer gaming for a long time
- 02/04/2011 09:42:06 AM
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I suppose, but I think it more accurate to say laptops are replacing desktops. *NM*
- 02/04/2011 11:01:41 AM
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Honestly, even some of us who aren't "Everyday users" get buy without desktops.
- 02/04/2011 09:38:16 AM
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You just used a stupid fucking corporate cliche: "paradigm shift".
- 03/04/2011 03:28:49 AM
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I'd say your low-end conventional user only needs one or the other
- 02/04/2011 09:44:33 AM
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My smartphone is probably the best piece of tech I've spent money on in the last year and a half.
- 02/04/2011 02:18:58 PM
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yes, and i disagree. smartphones are absolutely great for average folks.
- 02/04/2011 03:49:01 PM
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You seriously underestimate the amount of money people are willing to shell out...
- 02/04/2011 05:53:39 PM
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I am also old 
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- 02/04/2011 06:19:18 PM
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- 02/04/2011 06:19:18 PM
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