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>"No killer apps take advantage of much faster processors and interconnects." This is what keeps me from upgrading my phone (a 5s). I don't need a larger scree
by toxican 11y ago
>"No killer apps take advantage of much faster processors and interconnects."
This is what keeps me from upgrading my phone (a 5s). I don't need a larger screen, and everything else is an increase in hardware performance. Okay, so the OS will be a little bit more zippy, but I've yet to run into an app or game that runs sluggish or won't run at all. There's nothing there that compels me to upgrade. Shy of this phone breaking, I don't see myself upgrading for a few more years. And judging by how many times I've dropped my phone on a hard surface with nothing but a few scratches/dents in the metal backing, I don't see that happening any time soon.
As for computers, were it not for gaming I'd probably still be using a machine I built in 2008. It was a dual core with 8GB RAM and an 8800 Ultra GPU. Then again it was built for the purpose of gaming, so of course it's going to have extra good hardware meant to last years. Nothing else I use my computer for is hardware-intensive enough to justify an upgrade.
And I'd imagine were it not for the tech un-savvy buying super cheap, under-powered machines that they promptly bog down with viruses, not many people would have a need to upgrade their compueters since all they do is use a browser and Office