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> I think it's very telling that apps like Threads launched first as an app and the website came later. This isn't new, Instagram itself did the same over a de
by input_sh 3y ago
> I think it's very telling that apps like Threads launched first as an app and the website came later.
This isn't new, Instagram itself did the same over a decade ago. It was phone-only until shortly after Facebook bought it.
But I agree with your other point, PCs (mostly laptops if you want to make that distinction) are for business use, while phones and iPads (because other tablets suck) are general purpose devices. And to take it from there: browsers are increasingly irrelevant, and videos won over text.
But I don't think laptops are going anywhere for business use, as merging them with tablets never really took off.
- nerdjon 3y ago> But I don't think laptops are going anywhere for business use, as merging them with tablets never really took off. I definitely agree with that for the vast majority of use cases, I do think there are a few outliers where the portability of tablets likely outweighs any benefits that could be gained from a laptop. Particularly if you are in a setting that you don't often sit and work at a desk. But those are the exception. But that does mean that the usage of Windows (and Mac) is further and further switching from general computing and more constricted use. We are seeing that change in some situations. Like with doctors or just yesterday I went to a therapist who uses an iPad instead of a laptop (however both of those I think bring up a question if did they ever use a laptop or did they just skip over that step since it really wasn't that long ago that both would have been paper based). Given that I work in tech its kinda hard for me to really comment on what is happening in other more traditional office settings
- hot_gril 3y agoInstagram was one step further, iPhone-only.