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For me, and I hate all sorts of smart objects with a passion, a smartphone's killer apps (that is, what makes me own the hateful thing) are: * GPS navigation (
by _yosefk 12y ago
For me, and I hate all sorts of smart objects with a passion, a smartphone's killer apps (that is, what makes me own the hateful thing) are:
* GPS navigation (when I drive - or walk somewhere abroad)
* Camera
* WhatsApp (glorified SMSes, yeah, with the drawback of those damned groups - but, well, it works much better for messaging)
* Email (occasionally, not happy occasions since it sucks for email)
* Web (same reservations as email)
* The hateful parking app that still beats pushing coins into parking ticket machines
That's a lot of stuff for someone not really liking these things.
Since a smart watch is too small to do all these things and a tablet does nothing I really need on top of these things, and none of these things sufficiently better to justify its larger size, I hope there won't be a compelling reason to own either. A phone however has just the right form factor because I can now not have all those other things (a camera, a GPS navigator, a tablet/laptop, small change for bloody parking machines, etc.) without having to carry a bag with some device (and I used to walk around with a small bag but things get stolen from such bags unfortunately; so now I walk around with a wallet in one pocket and a smartphone in another like an idiot.)
- aetherson 12y agoSorry, I was too concise for my own good. I agree with you, all those things are essential on a smartphone. What I was trying to say, and this was unclear, was: if you look at stuff that wasn't on the phone from day one, that genuinely came as a third-party app, the one that I think is a killer app for, say, greater than 30% of everyone is Uber or Uber-alikes. Messaging, navigation, and camera are all great to have. We knew that from day one.
- _yosefk 12y agoAgreed, to an extent, though you underestimate the hateful parking app :-)