> (...) "desktop" (and then "laptop") are going to become niche platforms (...) Will desktop and laptops become niche, or are smartphones/tablets finding a far

> (...) "desktop" (and then "laptop") are going to become niche platforms (...) Will desktop and laptops become niche, or are smartphones/tablets finding a far broader and popular market? You can grab your smartphone and even tablet while you're riding the subway/train/bus/whatever, but you would never use a desktop I'm that scenario. Same goes for the line in your supermarket, a quick trip to the restroom, during lunch, etc. The smartphone didn't replaced the desktop. It replaced the newspaper/magazine/mobile phone The truth of the matter is that the smartphone form factor is far more suited for a broader range of usages than your desktop/laptop, and the combination of those use patterns with technology limitations do warrant specialized app life cycles and UX patterns. Desktop/laptops are suited for entirely different use patterns.