They are only "comparable" on the relative scale. That aan interesting economic observation of consumers' willingness to spend on "technology". The progress in

They are only "comparable" on the relative scale. That aan interesting economic observation of consumers' willingness to spend on "technology". The progress in computing is not "underwhelming" -- a modern smartphone is not just a computer, it's also a telephone, a camera, a movie decoder, a video screen, an audio video recorder, an audio player, a GPS, an accelerometer, a local wireless communicator, and host incredibly advances applications, while also being battery powered, pocket-portable, water resistant, shock resistant, with near 0 electricity cost, noise emissions and heat emissions.