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Originally Posted by Tony1988
Well its been a long time coming. With the advent of the computer age, than the internet and than smartphones.(Look how fast the cell phone went from just a phone with an alarm clock and calculator to an almost full operating computer.)
We have seen much change in the way we do things in the last 25-30 years when it concerns commmunication and entertainment. The last 5 years has seen huge changes. The smartphone and tablets/ereaders are the culprits of course. I havent been to my old college in a year or so especially during fall. I imagine at least 50% of students have tablets or ereaders for many of their books. Im sure many still carry laptops around as well.
I think though that we will be hitting a technology ceiling soon. If not already. Yeah form factor will change on the devices, software etc. but I cant see anything that will trump the current way we do things when it concerns reading and computing and communication.
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Hmmm... You may be right, but I have heard this so many times in the last 40 years (bought my first computer in the 70's) .
Consumer money is fueling technology like never before. Computing devices can now be regarded as useful tools for work or school, audio/visual entertainment devices, comunication devices, social interaction devices and amusement/gaming devices.
Lots of room for improvement in form factor as you noted. Lots of room for improvement in home networking or personal cloud storage. Too many areas to mention them all.
I think we will see massive improvements in the next few years because people are willing to buy them.
Helen