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The change in trends happened around the same time phones became a viable alternative to laptops. One people started using a phone as their primary computing d
by hnlmorg 2y ago
The change in trends happened around the same time phones became a viable alternative to laptops.
One people started using a phone as their primary computing device, the inconvenience of a larger device to carry around became less than the convenience of having a larger screen.
Futurama predates modern smartphones. In fact quite a lot of classic Futurama hasn’t aged particularly well for modern audiences. It’s still a fantastic show though.
- bigstrat2003 2y agoI don't disagree with you (except that imo phones are still not, and never will be, a viable alternative to laptops). But it's still annoying to have a handheld device which is too big for any reasonable person's hands.
- hnlmorg 2y ago> except that imo phones are still not, and never will be, a viable alternative to laptops For our kinds of uses, I completely agree. But for a lot of people, most if not all of their computer usage is done inside a web browser. For example, my mum sold her laptop because she never used it and, being a nontechnical individual, finds a phone much less confusing to use and maintain than a laptop.