Re: WC 150K Post Challenge - You Ready?!
Smartphone have a limited lifespan due to OEMs wanting to keep their hands in your pocket as opposed to them truly not working after two years.
I see Note 4's, HTC M8's and the occasional S4. Those run just fine...in fact, the M8 may have gotten some of the longest support from HTC. It's marketing.
I think you may have misunderstood what I was getting at.
There are several voices on this forum stating that the mobile form factor and mobile as we know it, is dying. That what we think of as smartphones is 'old and boring' and that there is a need for a shift to something new now.
This idea is one that's being touted by the Windows fans and article writers here. All with 'proofs' that there's a change coming and currently only MS is positioning itself to be the one to succeed at this by bringing out a new 2 in 1 form factor.
Whether they do or don't is irrelevant. I don't really see many flocking for 2 in 1 mobiles and I don't see many people complaining about smartphones in general. Those who are 'bored' are only those who don't appreciate what they have and what they can do with a smartphone.
Let's not get started on what MS's new device might cost and why anyone would want to pay top dollar for it. I'm not saying no one will buy, nor am I saying that enterprise might be interested (though this is more smaller enterprise or those that rely on mobile workers) not the type of work I do or many do stuck at desks because that's what our clients want.
I don't see why mobile has to change, which was my point. The only advances I really want to see is in screen technology where the screen is robust (doesn't break when you sneeze) and uses less energy so you have longer battery life. The other bit is a better battery in general and probably doing something about the radios, though that is a tough one.
Creating a new form factor isn't going to fix any of these issues in my view and really, what people want is to have what they desire at their fingertips. Why not fix those issues then worry about the 'next big thing'?