The reactions here are pretty interesting. A lot of people are vocalizing disagreement with the authors experience. That's like disagreeing with my distates for

The reactions here are pretty interesting. A lot of people are vocalizing disagreement with the authors experience. That's like disagreeing with my distates for tomatoes. I don't like 'em. Sorry, I just don't. That's not something to be disagreed with. It's my experience. Likewise, the author doesn't find enjoyment in engaging in many of the activities that make a smartphone useful for many people. You could argue that his views aren't particularly apropos from a market perspective, but his experience is his own. The article doesn't really get around to making any assertions until the very end, when it points out: 1) You're generally unable to seamlessly transition between smartphone/laptop while working on... something(?) 2) Desktops are dead; the laptop's days are numbered 3) Laptops will become carrier shells for smartphones; à la Motorla Atrix 4) Android and iOS should be working harder at providing means to "create meaningful works" on the devices Some of these are problems to be solved (1&4) and others are conjecture (conjecture because you have to factor in that his experience with smartphones isn't reflective of the general market [1]). In general, I don't think the author is wrong, but some of his insights aren't particularly relevant if you're trying to develop for the broader market. 1 - Users of Apple devices rated their satisfaction at 811 out of 1,000 points: http://gizmodo.com/5377572/the-jd-power-smartphone-… http://gizmodo.com/5377572/the-jd-power-smartphone-…