It wasn't even clear in the article if they were focusing on PC's as opposed to laptops, especially since the numbers they referenced included MacBooks. Are they suggesting they phones are going to replace laptops/pc's/everything that's not a "mobile device"?
I think the article made enough references to a shift in the industry toward mobile devices that the answer is "yes." Smart phones and tablets appear to be the way of the future and both the software and hardware sides of the industry are shifting to meet that demand.
Yeah, you're probably right. Mobile devices in their current form would never replace a PC/laptop for me, although they certainly have their uses. I'm curious to see how mobile technology continues to evolve and develop. Maybe small devices that unfold into larger screens, laser keyboards, or maybe just this; http://blog.laptopmag.com/wpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/futurama_eyePhone.jpg
I do a lot of my browsing on my tablet, which has just the right balance of usability and portability for me. Combined with a bluetooth keyboard and I'm set for perhaps 80% of my computing needs. My phone is too small and my laptop too big. I'll want my laptop when I'm on the road for bigger projects like remote IT support and watching videos. But when it comes to playing the few video games I enjoy I'm always going to want the raw power of a desktop. So until technology changes drastically in such a way to combine all these features into one or two devices I'll probably always have all four.
It wasn't even clear in the article if they were focusing on PC's as opposed to laptops, especially since the numbers they referenced included MacBooks. Are they suggesting they phones are going to replace laptops/pc's/everything that's not a "mobile device"?
I think the article made enough references to a shift in the industry toward mobile devices that the answer is "yes." Smart phones and tablets appear to be the way of the future and both the software and hardware sides of the industry are shifting to meet that demand.
Yeah, you're probably right. Mobile devices in their current form would never replace a PC/laptop for me, although they certainly have their uses. I'm curious to see how mobile technology continues to evolve and develop. Maybe small devices that unfold into larger screens, laser keyboards, or maybe just this; http://blog.laptopmag.com/wpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/futurama_eyePhone.jpg
I do a lot of my browsing on my tablet, which has just the right balance of usability and portability for me. Combined with a bluetooth keyboard and I'm set for perhaps 80% of my computing needs. My phone is too small and my laptop too big. I'll want my laptop when I'm on the road for bigger projects like remote IT support and watching videos. But when it comes to playing the few video games I enjoy I'm always going to want the raw power of a desktop. So until technology changes drastically in such a way to combine all these features into one or two devices I'll probably always have all four.