Smartphone bubble building

Mobile data has now surpassed voice traffic, according to Ericsson. At the same time, NSN reports that mobile broadband can be frustrating, as does Gomez in a whitepaper.

Page-loading can be addressed, but form factor will remain a problem. Up with the netbook/smartbook!

Netbooks will make smartphones obsolete within 5 years

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.