Exactly. Smartphones are still just toys. And I for one don’t want “computing as a service”. I want to buy and own the device / operating system, paying for it just ONCE, not on a monthly / yearly basis to support some giant corporation’s revenue stream.
Exactly. Smartphones are still just toys.
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I can remember when the same was said about PC’s.
But still, I can’t imagine doing my computing work on a phone. I can’t stand those little touchscreens. I have to have a keyboard and mouse.
Not exactly. Depends on how you utilize them.
I run a field operation and we get almost everything done through apps on smartphones. Open, work and close tickets. Submit and approve expenses. Scheduling. Setting up conference calls. List goes on and on.
The only real drawbacks is the screen size, ability to input data and battery life. But eventually we will be wirelessly connecting to full size monitors and keyboards, using the smartphone as the "computer". As for batteries, very soon, batteries will be "wirelessly" charged just by walking around an office, home or any other public place that has charging infrastructure.
So battery running out will never be a problem again unless you go way off the beaten path.
The processing power of a typical smartphone is much greater than personal computers were not too long ago.
Eventually all of us will be carrying on our person all the computing power we will ever need. For better or worse, all our data will be in the cloud and we will simply pull it down when we need it.