Comments on: Why the PC Industry Cannot Ignore Smartphones http://techpinions.com/why-the-pc-industry-cannot-ignore-smartphones/5150?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-the-pc-industry-cannot-ignore-smartphones Intelligent Opinions on Tech from Industry experts, thought leaders, and luminaries Thu, 17 May 2012 11:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mjtomlin http://techpinions.com/why-the-pc-industry-cannot-ignore-smartphones/5150#comment-2122 mjtomlin Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 http://techpinions.com/?p=5150#comment-2122 Well, I can connect my iPhone to my 24" TV , mirror the image and then connect a keyboard to the iPhone, open up a terminal app and connect to my web server and work from my phone this way. How is this not the same experience? Apple could eventually add mouse support or even add a feature to turn the iPhone itself into a track pad when connected to an external display. The problem isn't current limitations, it's lack of imagination. Well, I can connect my iPhone to my 24″ TV , mirror the image and then connect a keyboard to the iPhone, open up a terminal app and connect to my web server and work from my phone this way. How is this not the same experience? Apple could eventually add mouse support or even add a feature to turn the iPhone itself into a track pad when connected to an external display.

The problem isn’t current limitations, it’s lack of imagination.

]]> By: FrillArtist http://techpinions.com/why-the-pc-industry-cannot-ignore-smartphones/5150#comment-2105 FrillArtist Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:40:00 +0000 http://techpinions.com/?p=5150#comment-2105 A phone will NEVER replace a PC. You can't get the same experience on a 4" screen that you get on a 14 - 17" screen. A phone will NEVER replace a PC. You can’t get the same experience on a 4″ screen that you get on a 14 – 17″ screen.

]]> By: Taylor http://techpinions.com/why-the-pc-industry-cannot-ignore-smartphones/5150#comment-2104 Taylor Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:25:00 +0000 http://techpinions.com/?p=5150#comment-2104 Dead on analysys. This trend is going to happen much faster than you think. End of this year we will see phones that can replace a PC for 90% of users. Dead on analysys. This trend is going to happen much faster than you think. End of this year we will see phones that can replace a PC for 90% of users.

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