I just downloaded the free WordPress iPhone App, from the iTunes App store, and within two minutes I was writing this post. I’m having a vision of a new world, in the not too distant future, where us humans will evolve to have sharper finger tips, and really great close up vision (within 6-7 inches from the eyes).
Is the future of personal computing going to be held in your pocket? Are we going to give up the big and clunky desktops and their sleeker cousins, the laptops altogether? We can already do pretty much everyting from our palms.
Good job Apple ! Keep it up.
I think a good clue for the future here is the situation in Japan, where the personal computer never gained much popularity and most of the population directly jumped to intelligent phones as their main tool for everyday tasks, from music player to GPS to e-wallet to news reader, etc.
Many people there have a notebook at home, but strictly for high-bandwidth & big-screen applications like sorting out photos, games or watching online videos.
So I don’t think PCs will disappear, but they will be de-emphasized and the cell phone will become the main tool for most of us.