On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:54:19 -0400, George
wrote:

On 6/28/2011 11:32 AM, notbob wrote:
On 2011-06-28, wrote:
Looks like desktop and laptop computers are on the way out.

Nonsense.

Can't do graphics, photo, cam/cam, spreadsheets, and a dozen other
things on a cellphone or even a tablet. Yes, full desktops boxes will
lose popularity for many purposes and no doubt get smaller in size,
but will never be "on the way out", any more than TV's. Another
thing. I'll never use a cellphone or tablet for anything I need to
view. I'm a geezer and can't see something that small fer dammit, and
EVERYONE'S eyes get worse with age and EVERYONE ages.

nb

Actually pretty accurate. Desktop sales continue to decline each year in
favor of more portable devices.

That's partly because everyone has a computer now, and many have no
need for a better one.

About 20 or 30 years ago, the most sold power tool was a sabre saw,
because everyone who used tools already had an electric drill.

The newer smartphones do a pretty good job of panning and zooming. My
phone has an 8 megapixel camera so I am pretty sure it does photos and
video (it also does stuff like scanning barcodes and has software that
allows me to take a picture of a document and convert it into a PDF and
send it via its full featured email client if I want), I can certainly
do spreadsheets and I have no idea what cam/cam is.

And I do use the wireless hotspot for my tablet notebook.