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It's 2017, and e-books didn't replaces paper books, tablets didn't replace textbooks or laptops, gamers still use their PCs (it's not dead!), and consoles are s
by colmvp 10y ago
It's 2017, and e-books didn't replaces paper books, tablets didn't replace textbooks or laptops, gamers still use their PCs (it's not dead!), and consoles are still a thing despite the popularity of mobile games.
- arcanus 10y agoSomeone please explain to reporters that the universe isn't zero sum.
- seanmcdirmid 10y agoIt's 2017, e-books have hugely affected the paper book market, tablets have hugely affected the textbook and laptop markets. PCs are no longer a growing as a market and are actually shrinking a bit. Consoles aren't as lucrative as they used to be because of the popularity of mobile gaming. Anyone in this industry who doesn't try to look ahead will be caught with their pants down. The byline: > CEO Tim Cook is betting on augmented reality, a cousin of VR that he believes will keep his company on top and may even supplant the iPhone. This is a completely reasonable statement in that context, it isn't as strong as Munster's quote above, but it probably wasn't meant to be that strong anyways.
- CPLX 10y agoGene Munster, of course, is uniquely talented at predicting what Apple is going to do: https://9to5mac.com/2011/10/24/analysts-apple-prototyping-television-set-for-a-2012-launch-but-it-wont-come-cheap/ https://9to5mac.com/2011/10/24/analysts-apple-prototyping-te... https://9to5mac.com/2015/05/19/munster-apple-television-retraction/ https://9to5mac.com/2015/05/19/munster-apple-television-retr...
- psyc 10y agoThat's kind of equivocating on "replace". The old tech hasn't been eliminated, but for many people it has been replaced. That is, it's been displaced.