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Originally Posted by Agent 488
desktops and laptops are archaic devices. young people watch video and facebook on their phones all day long. things have changed.
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Firstly, mobile phones, even if the underlying o/s is open, tend to be highly proprietary with the various manufacturers highly restricting what can and will run. Apps are all the rage right now, but that's mainly because mobile phones are still way underpowered compared to desktops / laptops.
More to the point, once phones become far more powerful, the need for apps drops. Right now apps are pushed hard to sell phones, while many app writers seek to be on the cutting edge / make money. Apps already are becoming old hat, and the money ... well, for most there's little to none in apps. Most people won't pay for apps unless they absolutely have to; will seek out free alternatives.
Another thing is that a desktop / laptop while not only more powerful, most often has a far larger screen, which makes movie viewing more pleasurable and for some tasks, such as typing papers / spreadsheets is essential.
Microprojectors in mobile phones that can display large images on a nearby surface may negate much of the screen size issue, but that's still a ways off; not practical in some situations in which privacy is essential / lack of a suitable display surface.
With all that said, in the distant future, if mobile computing becomes far more open combined with better input / output devices (ie. mind control [already found in some games], microprojectors, and bluetooth eyeglasses), it's likely to render desktops / laptops obsolete - but that's still a long way off.
Ron