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Saturday, January 27, 2007
Why smartphones are not for everyone
Michael Mace at Mobile Opportunity has an interesting piece on The shape of the smartphone and mobile data markets, hinting that it's not feasible to make a phone that fits all types of users, and that the concept of a smartphone is not for the masses. Lots of interesting comments too.
That's in a way also a "slap in the face" for my 15 year prediction I made earlier, as even in 15 years time people are probably still using mobile phones mainly as "cans-on-a-string" (read: for voice calls), yet the information capabilities of future phones will of course be way more advanced, useful and transparent, if even the notion of a phone exists at that time. Hopefully also matter transfer works then.
That's in a way also a "slap in the face" for my 15 year prediction I made earlier, as even in 15 years time people are probably still using mobile phones mainly as "cans-on-a-string" (read: for voice calls), yet the information capabilities of future phones will of course be way more advanced, useful and transparent, if even the notion of a phone exists at that time. Hopefully also matter transfer works then.
