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I have for years been a naysayer on "Mobile will replace the primary computer." It's not because the hardware will never be up to it. In many cases it is alrea
by api 12y ago
I have for years been a naysayer on "Mobile will replace the primary computer."
It's not because the hardware will never be up to it. In many cases it is already. I think it's the OSes. In my opinion it's because the feudal security model and closed app store model does not scale out to professional applications, developers, or complex usage scenarios. A computer that I can't do whatever I want with can never be my primary computer, nor can one where somebody has to whitelist what applications I can run or what capabilities I can extend it to have.
MS could disrupt here but won't. They're slavishly imitating the app store feudal model.
- oneeyedpigeon 12y agoFor many consumers, mobile has already replaced the primary computer. If you count tablets as mobile, they do almost all consumption at least as well as, and often better than, desktops. For creators, nothing beats a great big screen coupled with a keyboard, and (mouse|trackpad|graphics tablet). Plus, as you say, for a certain type of creator, the kind of freedom that a walled garden just doesn't offer.
- api 12y agoI'm not arguing against mobile, just... well... exactly what you say. It will never enter the pro market unless changes are made to the app and security models that allow a user to admin their own device. It won't matter how powerful mobile devices get, or if they gain the ability to attach to external monitors, mice, keyboards, etc. Nothing technical prevents that.