Thread: Will One Device Rule Them All... Or Not
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Old 08-31-2010, 03:31 PM   #45
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Originally Posted by CyGuy View Post
I agree that the form factor has to be right, but the OS is more important. My analogy would be: Creating the most beautiful full-carbon fiber Ferrari that is just art on wheels, and putting a 1950's one-cylinder air-cooled tractor engine in it. The form factor and the OS have to both be right...
My point was, that the OS in modern Smartphones is more capable than most people realize. Not all of them are created equal of course, but essentially the biggest limitation on SmartPhone O.S. is the interface that is required to be useful on a 3-5" screen.

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