Smartphones to replace computers soon

[Gyp Rosetti]

For starters, just because you have a job doesn't mean you aren't holding yourself back.

But your first 7 words of the first sentence in the first paragraph kind of discredits any predictions you make about the future of the industry.

Yes, you can do all of that stuff with a smartphone. Especially if you have a server.

The average home user doesn't have a server, but they also don't do any of stuff you listed.

Like I said, there will always be the exception for someone doing things the average person doesn't do. But snartphones will absolutely render desktops and laptops obsolete for the average person in the near future.

That's why Microsoft announced Windows 8 will run on smartphones. They see it coming.

Watch the video in the first post and then come tell me why the average person would need a computer if they bought that phone.


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I hope you realize that you've said this for about a year now and nothing's changed. And that every six months I will bump this thread, ya know, from my laptop, which will not have become obsolete.

 

[TroutBum]

Should we compare this to the number of smartphones and tablets announced? It's not even close.


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The point is, he proved your false statement and yet, you're still not admitting it. I love it when I see you've posted in a thread, you're a joy to read.

 

[VINYLONE]

Should we compare this to the number of smartphones and tablets announced? It's not even close.


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Wait a second. That wasn't your original argument. Do you need me to quote your statement? Salty, I have no qualms with you or some of your ideas, but don't ****ing ******** me.

 

[SaltyDawg]

I guess huge flat screen televisions will become obsolete too because at some point people will be able to stream live tv right to their phones?

No. But people will connect their smartphones to their huge tv and use it like a computer and watch videos, view pictures, etc.


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[unluckyseventeen]

For starters, just because you have a job doesn't mean you aren't holding yourself back.

But your first 7 words of the first sentence in the first paragraph kind of discredits any predictions you make about the future of the industry.

Oh? What credits you? Following TV shows that only show the newest and trendiest devices? I'm in the real world, making use of real technology for the benefit of society. People like me make the internet work for businesses of all shapes and sizes. I couldn't work on a phone. I don't know how else to tell you that it'll never happen.

Yes, you can do all of that stuff with a smartphone. Especially if you have a server.

The average home user doesn't have a server, but they also don't do any of stuff you listed.

I can program on a tiny screen, multi-task and have the processing power to run several powerful applications at the same time without slowing me down? Um, wrong.

And besides, you just proved yourself wrong. "You could do that if you had a server..." so, what's a server? A computer? Hurrr.. way to contradict yourself. You should have said "you could do that without a computer if you had another computer to support yourself.. err uhhh".

FAIL.

Like I said, there will always be the exception for someone doing things the average person doesn't do. But snartphones will absolutely render desktops and laptops obsolete for the average person in the near future.

The average person as in the person that doesn't need real computing power to do a job? How many people are there that use computers for their job that couldn't possibly be replaced with a phone? Or are you just considering yourself and not everyone else?

What it really sounds like is you like phones and you're jizzing your pants over some video about a new phone, and then twisting it into some fail argument that makes no sense because you have no perspective on how the world uses real-life technology.

 

[bordelais7]

I'm going to have to side with Salty here. He's absolutely right, as long as you accept all of the caveats he's introduced as well as the rapidly growing set of superfluous straw men.

For the "average" user (which is everyone except for those who have posted in this thread, from what I can tell), a smartphone will do just fine.

 

[SaltyDawg]

I'm not sure how this post proves you were right. I still use my laptop just like 90% of the technologically fortunate.

And the number of people who agree with that statement will continue to shrink every day.


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[VINYLONE]

I hope you realize that you've said this for about a year now and nothing's changed. And that every six months I will bump this thread, ya know, from my laptop, which will not have become obsolete.

To be intellectually honest, the time frame Salty originally said was 5 years from now. Now being one year ago. SO he has 4 years for his prediction to come to fruition.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

No. But people will connect their smartphones to their huge tv and use it like a computer and watch videos, view pictures, etc.


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That's not the same thing. But thanks.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

To be intellectually honest, the time frame Salty originally said was 5 years from now. Now being one year ago. SO he has 4 years for his prediction to come to fruition.

To be fair, I'll give him nine more years and he'll still look like a moran.

The funny thing is, I love Salty. He seems like a good guy and knows his ****. He's just stubborn as a mule.

 

[SaltyDawg]

I make a living off my laptop and work for people that own small businesses. No way in hell any of us would have a job if laptops/desktops didn't exist and phones were the only option. I obviously wouldn't have a job doing this about 10 or so years ago, either. When there's a market for it, it'll exist, and my market will never change as long as I continue to do what I do. Nevermind people like me being essential to the internet being what it is.

10 years ago is in no way what the market will look like in another 4 years.

And there absolutely is a huge market for smartphone programmers, right now.


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[VINYLONE]

Wait a second. That wasn't your original argument. Do you need me to quote your statement? Salty, I have no qualms with you or some of your ideas, but don't ****ing ******** me.

I like how Salty has conveniently ignored my post.

 

[unluckyseventeen]

10 years ago is in no way what the market will look like in another 4 years.

And there absolutely is a huge market for smartphone programmers, right now.


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Programming FOR smartphones, not ON smartphones. They still do their work from a real computer and couldn't work (efficiently) otherwise.

I find it hard to believe that you wouldn't have made that distinction.. I know you're not that dumb.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

"The total number of Laptops sold just in the USA during the last 3 years, according to IDC September 2008 figures and projections, were 106.6 million units.

This total figure corresponds to the following years:

30 million Laptops in 2007
35.5 million Laptops in 2008
41.1 million Laptops in 2009

Also, projected sales for the upcoming years are:

47.5 million Laptops in 2010
54.1 million Laptops in 2011
61.1 million Laptops in 2012"


Sounds like this laptop thing's just a fad.

 

[SaltyDawg]

Wait a second. That wasn't your original argument. Do you need me to quote your statement? Salty, I have no qualms with you or some of your ideas, but don't ****ing ******** me.

My point is that laptops are soon to be obsolete. If you point out that 5 of them were announced at CES, I'll point out that there were 10 times that number of smartphones and tablets announced at the same show.


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[Gyp Rosetti]

My point is that laptops are soon to be obsolete. If you point out that 5 of them were announced at CES, I'll point out that there were 10 times that number of smartphones and tablets announced at the same show.


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Why then do laptop sales continue to increase year over year?

 

[SaltyDawg]

This is exactly how I feel. That and the fact that he can't admit when he's wrong just like in homer Ute posts.

Laptops will never be obsolete. No one wants to come home and fiddle around on some tiny object whose screen is a third of the size (at best) of their laptop. There's no enjoyment in the experience then. It becomes work.

Watch the video in the first post and then tell me why the average user would buy that phone and still buy a laptop.


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[VINYLONE]

My point is that laptops are soon to be obsolete. If you point out that 5 of them were announced at CES, I'll point out that there were 10 times that number of smartphones and tablets announced at the same show.


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This goes beyond blatant obfuscation. It's plain ol lying. **** you Salty. I hope you don't have kids, because if you do, they're going to come out ****ed up like their Dad.

Trout completely understood what you said and how I completely blew your statement out of the water. You're a ****ing liar and I have completely the opposite opinion of you that KEK has. I think you're an ******* and a blatant liar.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Watch the video in the first post and then tell me why the average user would buy that phone and still buy a laptop.


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Wait, before I do that, please answer my question above. Why do both U.S. and global laptop sales continue to increase year over year?

 

[SaltyDawg]

I hope you realize that you've said this for about a year now and nothing's changed. And that every six months I will bump this thread, ya know, from my laptop, which will not have become obsolete.

Nothing has changed? Lol! You obviously have no idea what you're talking about.

The Android version of Angry Birds pulls in a million per month in revenue from ads. Are you telling me free smartphone apps have always got that much revenue from ads (which is based on the number of people using the app)?


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