>>>>>>I don't say that handheld devices won't be widely used, I only say that they won't replace PC's.
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>>>>>There are estimates of 2billion cell phones world-wide. Of those, the majority are in underdeveloped nations where the populace can't afford to purchase desktops. The estiamtes say that they will use the cell-phone to access the internet, email, etc. I doubt that there are 2 billion pc's in use in the world.
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>>>>Once again I repeat again my repetition: My point is that although the number of handheld devices will incerase, the number of PC's won't. If you don't get my point, please re-read this message again.
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>>>The number of PCs won't increase?
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>>LOL... you saw that too? I've given up trying to understand what he's talking about. Cell-phones, UMPCs, PDA's and future developments to down-size pc's will render today's desktops obsolete.
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>OK, let's set the date, what about 1-1-2015. If there are no desktops, laptops or media centers by then, and only handheld devices, then I am wrong. But seen history repeat itself over the last 50 years, I don't think I will be wrong.


Who said there wouldn't be any? I said they'd be obsolete and it may take more than 8 years. Read the press reports from Google's recent partnerships with the Telecomm people. If google is betting the store on the viability of pocket/mobile based pc computing, I'd rather believe them than a self-proclaimed visionary who is still using VFP.