Thread: Will One Device Rule Them All... Or Not
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Old 08-31-2010, 02:27 PM   #43
bill_mchale
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Originally Posted by CyGuy View Post
This is correct, but is missed by many...

Umm, Define a full fledged OS? I would submit that the Average Smart Phone today is far more capable in pretty much every way imaginable to the average desktop computer was through at least the mid 1990s (actually their chips are clocked considerably faster and have more storage available than those computers).

To my mind, the basic limitation of the ultimate converged device is the form factor. The HTC Evo, and the Dell Streak are pushing the limits for the largest reasonable smart phone and thus, they are not going to be as good at every function as dedicated devices can be (With some exceptions, like as an mp3 player and basic PDA functionality).

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