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Enlighten me. How can we twist concepts so that a smartphone is not a computer?
by interfixus 8y ago
Enlighten me. How can we twist concepts so that a smartphone is not a computer?
- monsieurbanana 8y agoGoogle "computer", switch to images and tell me how many smartphones you see.
- gowld 8y agoThat's because of linguistic shifts over time, not conceptual shifts.
- crysin 8y agoDepends on your perspective really. In my experience, the word "Computer" strictly defines a tower and monitor to people I've encountered outside of the tech sector. While Laptops, Desktops, Phones, Game Consoles, etc are computers when people here Computer in a conversation they think of a tower and monitor or laptop. Most people wouldn't immediately connect their Phone or iPad as a computer in that sense. To add: If were to be asked if I had a Computer in my house, and I didn't actually have my tower or MacBook, I would respond "No."
- interfixus 8y agoYes, I know what the perspective of probably a large majority is. Doesn't make it right, though. The vast majority of people believe - if you ask them - you are weightless in space because there is no gravity there. Or that atoms are composed of little balls. Or that what you and I know as a browser is called the internet or Facebook. My phone is a computer. Period.