Comments on: iPhones can do anything! http://www.insomecases.com/words/2009/05/12/iphones-can-do-anything/ raising two girls, living without nuts, seeds, milk, or eggs, and random other things Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Thomas http://www.insomecases.com/words/2009/05/12/iphones-can-do-anything/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Thomas Wed, 13 May 2009 07:57:14 +0000 http://www.insomecases.com/words/2009/05/12/iphones-can-do-anything/#comment-394 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. 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.

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