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Because some handwavy analogue to Moore's Law says that said laptop ought to cost about $400 now (and in fact it's hard to justify blowing $1k on a laptop). Hav
by swolchok 17y ago
Because some handwavy analogue to Moore's Law says that said laptop ought to cost about $400 now (and in fact it's hard to justify blowing $1k on a laptop). Have you priced something equivalent (compute-wise, screens are still expensive) lately?
- nostrademons 17y agoGiven a choice between a $400 laptop and a $500 phone, I think the phone is significantly more useful. You can't shove a laptop into a pocket. You generally can't talk to a laptop and have it understand what you're saying. It's rather inconvenient to take pictures with your laptop. Your laptop doesn't have a GPS, and even if it did you can't fit it on the dashboard of your car. You get cellular service in many more areas than you can find open wireless networks. If I could code conveniently on my phone, I wouldn't use my laptop for anything. I've switched over to my phone as my primary web browser, e-mail client, music player, thumb drive, GPS, atlas, address book, camera, and game machine.
- jrockway 17y agoLaptops can be purchased with integrated 3G/WiMax now. Laptops can run the exact same software as phones, too. (Fire up Android in VirtualBox.) I find phones nice for their niche (almost-computer when you aren't near a computer), but if I was sitting next to a laptop and a phone, I would only use the phone for phone calls.
- nostrademons 17y agoThe point of the phone is that you're likely to be sitting next to the phone far more often than you're likely to be sitting next to the laptop.