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>Personally, I just want it for completeness. You know, that's an interesting point. There's a lot to be said for using one as a desktop. I've got a Motorola

>Personally, I just want it for completeness. You know, that's an interesting point. There's a lot to be said for using one as a desktop. I've got a Motorola Droid laptop thingie around here somewhere that turned a phone into a pc-like device and it was actually pretty cool. A few generations of speed improvements and it would be fine for most uses. It's nice to have a single non-cloud state for your stuff. My main need is for a phone to do the following: be as private as possible, make calls, send messages, occasional browser use, hotspot. I'm tired of being dragged along with everyone else in terms of complexity.

smhost 5y ago
That might be a generational thing. I can't remember the last time I ever used my phone as a phone. Also, what you're calling complexity, I see as simplicity. In my ideal world, I wouldn't need to install three different versions of a web browser across three devices in order to get through my day.
- kingsuper20 5y ago
  > That might be a generational thing. I'm sure you're right. I pre-date cell phones and video games and never got interested in either one aside from the technology. A phone seems like a poor substitute to a fast workstation with multiple screens and a keyboard (to me), but I can see the cost in mobile connectivity. Luckily, we can all choose our poison, although my own old man phone needs are not as well supported. The interesting thing is to consider how your personal technology stack reprograms your thinking.