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Originally Posted by notinmybackyard
And you know what I see people use this "pocket computer" for?
To surf Facebook, look up google maps, see a resturant review, etc
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And email, play their music collection, watch TV shows and movies, play games, social media, take photographs, shoot 1080P video etc etc.
And to pay a few hundred bucks for something that can do all that is clearly something lots of people are happy to do.
And you don't want to. And that is fine.
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Originally Posted by notinmybackyard
When I see someone tap their doctorial thesis, file their business returns, edit HD video, etc. Then it might actually be impressive. Until then it is just another gadget/toy.
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Right, of course you're not going to type a thesis on there - equally you don't see many people trying to move house using a skateboard. You use devices for their intended use, although you can edit HD video just fine. But, and this is an important but, you were saying it was ridiculous to spend a few hundred bucks on a phone. We're trying to point out to you it isn't a phone. It's a small computer with a phone attached to it.
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You know we have all this "gadget garbage" and that is supposed to make business more efficient and profitable.
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Indeed. And being able to read and answer email, update sites, send email marketing blasts etc on the go is very useful for me. If you don't want or need to do any of that, cool. Good for you!
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But instead the economy is shit,
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I fail to see how a global economic breakdown is the result of the existence of smart phones. Do explain.
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everything breaks within 6 months of purchase,
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Actually, most smartphones last years, and hold a very strong resale value.
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the average tech-addict is a young male (18-25) with errection problems
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No, they don't have the disposable income. No idea why you think people that like technology have erection problems nor what that has to do with smart phones.
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, so-called developpers tend to be morbidly obeese and almost everyone under 30 is at best a functional idiot.
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Again, totally confused as to how smart phones are to blame for you thinking developers are fat and everyone under 30 is stupid.
Look, I get it. You don't want a smart phone. Groovy. But to say spending a few hundred bucks on a pocket computer is stupid, is, well, stupid.
By all means start a thread about how wonderful life is without a smartphone.