Comments on: One device or many?

By: Vikas cHHABRA

Vikas cHHABRA — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:03:55 +0000

Swaroop, We recently knew each other through DELL. I came to know that you are a very good writer !!! I appreciate your efforts!!! Be in touch!!!

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By: Chirag Gupta

Chirag Gupta — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:45:12 +0000

Well for carry-along-all-the-time devices, “good enough” is actually great. I wish they implement the solar panel thing on my iPhone

By: Swaroop

Swaroop — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:17:28 +0000

@Devdas I agree with you, especially like the desktop OS analogy. I guess the underlying trend that we have to be aware of is that more of the common devices are merging into the phone. For example, everybody other than advanced travellers will use the GPS built into their phones instead of buying a separate device.

@Chirag Yeah, specialist devices like XBox and DSLR will always be separate devices, but I think for majority of people, "good enough" is what they will go for. And also, I was mostly referring to devices that people carry around.

@Thejesh I know what you mean! I'm in the same boat.

By: Thejesh GN

Thejesh GN — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:48:31 +0000

I use my mobile for most of the stuff. - Writing mails - Taking pics on the go ( I use actual camera only while traveling and not on everyday basis) - I listen to podcasts ( I have an ipod but I need to connect it to comp to get podcasts..thats a fail) - I read and comment on blogs - I check the status of my server - I do my banking etc.. Yes. They are all through apps. As of now its working for me..

By: Chirag Gupta

Chirag Gupta — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:22:33 +0000

I think I need both.

I love my iPhone since it's good for all time internet, casual music/videos, games, fun in-the-moment pictures and phone features ofcourse. The biggest limitation is battery ofcourse. I have to keep a charger both in office and home if I use it too much.

But at home/office I prefer having a desktop, an iPod, speakers + large screen for movies, xbox for games and a dslr for pictures.

In future, I am sure convergence will get better but so will be large scale gadgets doing things that they do best, better.

By: Devdas Bhagat

Devdas Bhagat — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:50:12 +0000

I am betting on the mobile phone for the trivial stuff, and specialist devices for things the phone can't do well.

Cameras (the lens is the limitation), ebook readers (Not until mobile phones are as convenient as paper/epaper), ...

The market will fragment into two distinct segments, specialist devices for the professionals/prosumers, all-in-one for the consumers.

Sort of like the Windows/Mac vs Linux market. Windows for the end user, Macs for the pros who want one single tool, and Linux/BSD/other Unix for the specialists who want extreme flexibility.