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> Maybe it's just time to see phones as what they are - a phone. Maybe it's time to call phones what they really are: pocket computers with a legacy voice call
by fmajid 6y ago
> Maybe it's just time to see phones as what they are - a phone.
Maybe it's time to call phones what they really are: pocket computers with a legacy voice call functionality that is increasingly irrelevant to anyone who isn't a Boomer.
Now, regarding the locked-down of both iOS and Android ecosystems, I can see both points of view. The majority of ordinary users need to be protected from increasingly sophisticated malware stealing their online banking credentials or other mischief, but power users also need to do whatever they want to do once they've signed a disclaimer
- badsectoracula 6y ago> with a legacy voice call functionality that is increasingly irrelevant to anyone who isn't a Boomer. Sadly this requires mobile Internet prices to at least match voice call prices, which is not the case in many (developed or not) parts of the world.
- Aperocky 6y ago> pocket computers with a legacy voice call functionality I don't necessarily agree with this, because this is the direction that everything is moving towards. It is so much cheaper to embed an SOC into everything that needs some form of automated/assisted control. Not necessarily a good thing, but that's what is going to happen regardless. Your fridge can become a pocket computer with refrigerating capability - but you'll still see it as a fridge. It's really about how you see and utilize these items.
- danans 6y ago> Your fridge can become a pocket computer with refrigerating capability - Only if you have huge pockets ;)
- necovek 6y agoOr a tiny fridge! :)
- danans 6y agoIndeed! Half seriously, we just need thermoelectric generators to get efficient enough, and then our phones can be powered directly from our body heat, and also refrigerate us on a hot day! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_generator https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_generator