| While I swore I'd
| never get a smartphone, I think my next "computer" will be an Android
| smartphone connected to a real monitor and keyboard..... I just dont
| want what MS has to offer anymore, and the only alternative seems to be
| linux, which is something I'll never grasp. (Yea, I know Android IS
| linux, but it dont need any installation or tinkering, or particularly
| using the "command line" crap.
|

Just one *big* issue there if you care about
privacy: Android is locked down Google spyware
and iOS is locked down Apple spyware. With a
PC it's hard not to be tracked online. With a
cellphone you're essentially fitted with a tracking
collar and there's very little limitation to being
tracked by "apps".

There was news recently about Google getting into
auto insurance:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/19/te...ents.html?_r=0

(NYT spy link requires cookies enabled)

Someone was quoted pointing out that Google
has lots of information about peoples' driving
habits and destinations (via Android GPS) so it
might be be smart plan on their part.