>In the long run they're actually more expensive. You don't change your PC every two years. Actually, if you don't play video games you don't even need to chang

>In the long run they're actually more expensive. You don't change your PC every two years. Actually, if you don't play video games you don't even need to change it for five years or more. Most smartphone users I know change devices every 18 months. I suspect this is a short term phenomena. Smartphones have been getting better at an exceptional rate, wheras computers have recently reached the point of 'good enough', where people do not need to upgrade as often. Combined with the free upgrade system that a lot of companies have, and the connection with contracts, it is easy to imagine that the current state is not long term. Also, the poor are exactly the people who would continue to use an old device that is good enough, even after a shinier model comes out.