They certainly could. The CPUs are fast enough, they've plenty of memory. They could have a programming mode you could flip into and displace all the other klud

They certainly could. The CPUs are fast enough, they've plenty of memory. They could have a programming mode you could flip into and displace all the other kludges. They could have a USB port that takes a keyboard, because typing with your thumbs is simian. They could have a video-output port, because the screen is too damn small. They could have an easy-to-use filesystem ... but they don't. So they're unsuited to purpose, on purpose I'm sure. They're not trying to get to thinkers. If I wanted to program away from a desktop, it'd be something on Linux, something tablet-sized, a USB port for a roll-up keyboard, an analog audio-jack. Maybe with a RasPi. No phone, radio, bluetooth, GPS or spyware, no fat cluster of worthless junkware. I can wait. Until then, a laptop. And if the code can't run on a phone, oh well. They had their chance.