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I don't think he's saying desktop computing is irrelevant. I think he's saying which OS you use to access the internet is irrelevant. I read your comment on a
by robterrell 10y ago
I don't think he's saying desktop computing is irrelevant. I think he's saying which OS you use to access the internet is irrelevant.
I read your comment on a mobile device, and switched to my laptop to write this comment. Two different operating systems, same internet.
- roadnottaken 10y agoYeah, I'm not saying smartphones aren't good or significant. Just that they haven't replaced desktop-computing -- just added to it. The article says things like "Android and iOS have replaced Windows in importance" But Windows still seems plenty-important, to me. I don't see how one replaced the other, it's just that mobile is under more dynamic development right now because it's new.
- TarpitCarnivore 10y agoThe article is not saying desktop computing is irrelevant, they're saying the choice of operating system is.
- Eridrus 10y agoI think web apps made desktop OSs much less important for most people; I don't think switching to osx would have really been viable for most people if it wasn't for web browsers/standards.