On 15 May 2011 08:30, Moandji Ezana <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Kevin Wright <[email protected]>wrote: > >> How do you define "PC" such that it includes iPads, but not iPhones? >> After all, the only significant difference is screen size. >> > > I'd say that when you're able to plug your phone into a screen, keyboard > and mouse, it becomes a PC. You can already do that with a Motorola Atrix, > but from what I gather it kind of sucks. But in general, yes, phones are > becoming PCs. > > If defining PCs in terms of Screen size, then does this exclude headless >> servers from the definition? >> > > Servers aren't "personal". > > >> If you *do* allow iPhones in the definition, then why not also include >> symbian devices? >> > > Does anyone use them as a PC replacement? > > Moandji >
So identical hardware may (or may not) be a PC depending on how you use it? This is beautifully subjective, anyone can now claim whatever numbers they want relative to sales of whatever hardware they want, and it's almost impossible to for anyone else to demonstrate otherwise! If you use your phone for email, browsing websites and watching videos, then it's a PC. Many even support bluetooth keyboards and HDMI output to a *very* large screen. So symbian devices could well be considered PCs in this regard. Oh, and what about virtual remote desktops and thin terminals, do they count? Until we pin down an *unambiguous* definition of exactly what hardware should be considered here, this is a debate that can never reach a conclusion. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- Kevin Wright gtalk / msn : [email protected] <[email protected]>mail: [email protected] vibe / skype: kev.lee.wright quora: http://www.quora.com/Kevin-Wright twitter: @thecoda "My point today is that, if we wish to count lines of code, we should not regard them as "lines produced" but as "lines spent": the current conventional wisdom is so foolish as to book that count on the wrong side of the ledger" ~ Dijkstra -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
