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Smartphones to replace computers soon

KrazeeEyezKilla said:
Then why are they continuing to produce them in mass quantity?
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They produced desktops in mass quantity over the last few years too. It doesn't mean they expected the average user to choose one over a laptop for their computing needs.

Jobs flat out said the post pc era was upon us. The first ipad was the best selling device of all time. Yes, they will still make laptops. But I will take bets on if any of those laptops outsells the ipad 2. And remember, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of Android tablets that are all selling/expected to sell very well too. And there is still the Blackberry tablet and the WebOS tablet.

I agree that Steve Jobs exaggerated a bit by saying the post pc era was here (while introducing a product that requires a computer to sync). But it is becoming more and more clear that in 4 years we really will be in a post pc era.

You don't need a computer to sync any of those other tablets. And critics are already blasting Apple for requiring the ipad2 to sync using a computer. You can bet that is on their radar of things to fix in a future update or version.
 
SaltyDawg said:
They produced desktops in mass quantity over the last few years too. It doesn't mean they expected the average user to choose one over a laptop for their computing needs.

Jobs flat out said the post pc era was upon us. The first ipad was the best selling device of all time. Yes, they will still make laptops. But I will take bets on if any of those laptops outsells the ipad 2. And remember, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of Android tablets that are all selling/expected to sell very well too. And there is still the Blackberry tablet and the WebOS tablet.

I agree that Steve Jobs exaggerated a bit by saying the post pc era was here (while introducing a product that requires a computer to sync). But it is becoming more and more clear that in 4 years we really will be in a post pc era.

You don't need a computer to sync any of those other tablets. And critics are already blasting Apple for requiring the ipad2 to sync using a computer. You can bet that is on their radar of things to fix in a future update or version.
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It wouldn't be post PC, it would be a flat PC with a touchscreen. How would carrying one of those around be different than carrying around a laptop?
It is a laptop with a touchscreen with an application to type on the screen.
 
SaltyDawg said:
They produced desktops in mass quantity over the last few years too. It doesn't mean they expected the average user to choose one over a laptop for their computing needs.

Jobs flat out said the post pc era was upon us. The first ipad was the best selling device of all time. Yes, they will still make laptops. But I will take bets on if any of those laptops outsells the ipad 2. And remember, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of Android tablets that are all selling/expected to sell very well too. And there is still the Blackberry tablet and the WebOS tablet.

I agree that Steve Jobs exaggerated a bit by saying the post pc era was here (while introducing a product that requires a computer to sync). But it is becoming more and more clear that in 4 years we really will be in a post pc era.

You don't need a computer to sync any of those other tablets. And critics are already blasting Apple for requiring the ipad2 to sync using a computer. You can bet that is on their radar of things to fix in a future update or version.
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Your original statement had nothing to do with one outselling the other? You said replace. If I replace my girlfriend, she's gone. Obviously the definition's not that black and white but you get the point. The general notion is that, according to you, laptops will be obsolete and that's simply not the case. Laptops will still be used by the masses and these gadgets of which you speak will sell at record rates, just like cell phones have for years prior, because yes, it's a useful tool so to speak, but moreso because it's something new and hip and relatively cheap.
 
JazzSpazz said:
It wouldn't be post PC, it would be a flat PC with a touchscreen. How would carrying one of those around be different than carrying around a laptop?
It is a laptop with a touchscreen with an application to type on the screen.
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They even say as much in commercials.
 
JazzSpazz said:
It wouldn't be post PC, it would be a flat PC with a touchscreen. How would carrying one of those around be different than carrying around a laptop?
It is a laptop with a touchscreen with an application to type on the screen.
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Hey Steve Jobs is the one who said it was the start of the post pc era, so take it up with him.

Anyway, no, a tablet is not a laptop. It's a big smartphone (some of them aren't even any bigger than smartphones). They run the same OS, have the same form factor, run the same apps, have the same architecture and processors, and if you have cellular service and a dialer app they make calls.

If we're now saying tablets are laptops, then smartphones have already replaced computers.
 
Okay, you guys know you were expecting me to post in this thread anytime now. Well, at least those of you who really have a clue about what you were talking about in this thread.

And for those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, go hit up google so you can come back and pretend you know what you're talking about.

Oh yeah, that reminds me of something else. I read an awesome tweet the other day that reminded me of this thread:
https://twitter.com/zpower/status/48846862165356544
generally speaking: if I've used a product and you haven't, my opinion of it is more valid than yours. opposite is also true.
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bordelais7 said:
https://www.ksl.com/?nid=170&sid=16263113

3.5 years to go. Get on board or get out of the way.
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For the record, AT&T already had capped data before this thread was even started, T-Mobile had throttled data before this thread was started, and Verizon had already announced plans to cap data before this thread was started.

In short- there is nothing new in your link. If you're getting all your info on this subject from KSL, who obviously has no idea themselves, then that explains why you can't see this coming. Obviously the mobile carriers see this coming, which is why they are trying to get pricing in place right now. You think they'd be raising prices if they thought landlines/home computers had a future?

Like you said, 3.5 years to go. Get on board or get out of the way.
 
SaltyDawg said:
For the record, AT&T already had capped data before this thread was even started, T-Mobile had throttled data before this thread was started, and Verizon had already announced plans to cap data before this thread was started.

In short- there is nothing new in your link. If you're getting all your info on this subject from KSL, who obviously has no idea themselves, then that explains why you can't see this coming. Obviously the mobile carriers see this coming, which is why they are trying to get pricing in place right now. You think they'd be raising prices if they thought landlines/home computers had a future?

Like you said, 3.5 years to go. Get on board or get out of the way.
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/getting out of the way before Salty's head explodes
 
SaltyDawg said:
For the record, AT&T already had capped data before this thread was even started, T-Mobile had throttled data before this thread was started, and Verizon had already announced plans to cap data before this thread was started.

In short- there is nothing new in your link. If you're getting all your info on this subject from KSL, who obviously has no idea themselves, then that explains why you can't see this coming. Obviously the mobile carriers see this coming, which is why they are trying to get pricing in place right now. You think they'd be raising prices if they thought landlines/home computers had a future?

Like you said, 3.5 years to go. Get on board or get out of the way.
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Hmm...I'll give this a 6/10.
 
Check this out, Microsoft unveiling Windows 8:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz1LbukC9dc

If you have ever seen a Windows Phone, you will immediately recognize Windows 8 as the same. All of that "it will run on ARM" that I was saying comes into perspective when you actually see it (assuming you have seen a Windows Phone before).
 
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