When people start
estimating smartphone sales for the next few years, I am tempted to throw in my own personal prediction: the smartphone will be obsolete in 5 years time and completely replaced by new netbooks that provide an infinitely better experience than smartphones.
Tim,
ReplyDeleteInteresting, but I'd think netbooks are and will remain a bit too big to hold to your ears or to put in your pocket.
Regards,
Neal
There wuill be simple solutions to that issue: a wired or wireless headset. Tim
ReplyDeleteNetbooks will doubtless come with built in projection technology in the future which allows us to dispense with the screen form-factor and make such devices truly pocketable.
ReplyDeleteWhen combined with the wired/wireless audio interfaces Tim describes the the future of smart phones does look grim.
Netbooks have a built-in comparative advantage over smart-phones too - open access
Tim, a headset doesn't alleviate the "volume issue". You still need to lug the thing around. Maybe acceptable for business-like usage but certainly not for day-to-day usage in bars, cars, theaters, beaches, malls and whatever other venues.
ReplyDeleteRegarding projection as the other poster mentions, this is not a competitive advantage as smartphones can be made to project. The same can be said regarding open access .