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Why "smartphones"? If he uses mobile phone which he does not consider "smartphone", he is hypocrite because most of the listed problems apply to them ever more
by anonymfus 11y ago
Why "smartphones"? If he uses mobile phone which he does not consider "smartphone", he is hypocrite because most of the listed problems apply to them ever more than to so-called "smartphones". If he does not use any mobile phone, he just should name the article "Why I don't like mobile phones".
- taneq 11y agoReally? The issues OP lists: * For consumption but not creation - a 'dumb' mobile is even more so, you're stuck with the built-in functionality and can't install any other software. * Not real network clients due to battery limitations - arguably true for 'dumb' phones as well but they don't have the 'powerful CPU and fast network connection' that OP bemoans wasting. * Massive centralization / shift to "the cloud" - 'dumb' phones have limited or no online presence. * Ruined web design - 'dumb' phones have little or no web browsing capability and web pages don't target them. * Insecure - can't really argue that one. * Malevolent / locked down - technically applies to 'dumb' phones but they were never advertised as general purpose software platforms. I'd say most of his points stand.
- nommm-nommm 11y ago>Why "smartphones"? Because smartphones are replacing general purpose computers.