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> They were shitty "computers" and very expensive phones. People had been predicting that they would happen for the longest time, and until the iPhone it pretty
by true_religion 13y ago
> They were shitty "computers" and very expensive phones. People had been predicting that they would happen for the longest time, and until the iPhone it pretty much seemed like nothing more than a geek dream.
But phones were getting smaller, and more featureful year after year so it made sense to make that prediction.
No similar trend exists in planes/cars that I know of.
- mikeash 13y agoThere actually is a similar trend in cars. They're getting more featureful and larger. Which of course means they're trending ever further away from being able to double as practical aircraft.