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> So, computers will stay part of everyday life I don't think this is a guarantee. Already most people's primary computing device is their phone; there are ho
by tenebrisalietum 6y ago
> So, computers will stay part of everyday life
I don't think this is a guarantee. Already most people's primary computing device is their phone; there are households where everyone has a phone and a couple iPads and no PC; and iPads or Android tablets seem to be fairly common as POS terminals and kiosk devices.
PCs will definitely always be around for serious content creation and heavy work; but the group "very large part of the population" is also the group that is less and less likely to own a PC or use one other than at work or for school.
- tgv 6y agoTablets and phones are computers, IMO. They're still general purpose machines. For many tasks, their interfaces are less confusing than a desktop's interface, which is progress, but when it comes to web apps, there's no difference, and especially phones can be really clumsy. Not using computers would be falling back to paper forms and mail.