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Originally Posted by Isaac Zackary
Well I don't know much about Linux systems. I've been with Microsoft operating systems since the first IBM 5150 PC.
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I became more familiar with Linux because of smartphones with the Android OS. Sure it's not perfect, but it seems as easy to use as earlier versions of Windows.
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But I do agree that smartphones don't have much in being all that useful. Even the $1,800 ones.
- Texting on them is hard. If it's more than a yes or no question I call or go to my computer and type an email.
- Voice recognition doesn't work in the noisy environment (aka family) I live in.
- Trying to read on such a small screen makes me dizzy from the constant scrolling.
About all I've found them useful for is making phone calls, listening to headphone music and taking pictures. Which are things a lot of basic phones also do. Sure, there's a time or two that I need to see a website or file and I'm not close to my Surface 3, so I guess the phone comes in handy for that. But I usually try to carry my Surface around with me as much as possible.
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Some people claim that a modern smartphone is more capable than a 20y.o. desktop, and that might be accurate, but an user-friendly interface does make a noticeable difference and to this point it's still hard for small touchscreens to replace a keyboard and a mouse. That's why I consider a smartphone to be more supplemental than an effective replacement for a PC (either desktop or laptop). In the end, the only devices effectively replaced by the smartphones and tablets were those palmtops from late-'90s to mid-'00s