Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade

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[–]xoenix 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Is tech growth over? Phones and computers are as good as they need to be. Everyone who wants to be is already on social media. AI and bots, if anything, will just put low-skilled people out of work and make people not want to use social media. What am I missing?

[–]binaryblob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I can't think of any domain in which robots wouldn't be able to replace humans for 99% of the work force. The only thing stopping it is that robots aren't super cheap and require maintenance. The software development is a solved problem, otherwise.

[–]Myocarditis-Man 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Android makers screwed themselves with the policy of "only 3 years of updates". One of the reasons I am willing to pay more when it comes to PCs, is that they last a hell of a lot longer than that. Oh yeah, and I have more control over PCs and what they do. No, I don't use Windows.

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Android phones work quite well and cost a shitload less.