Am I crazy or is this the future...
We all have two or three devices (ph/tablet/computer), each with their own hardware, and internet service. We buy new ones every couple years. But what if you only had to update one? And pay for one data service?
Smartphones are increasingly powerful. What if Apple sold a laptop that has an iphone dock up in it. You plug your phone into it and now you have a computer utilizing the phones hardware and internet to operate basic computing functions via an "OS lite" app. This would be popular in the developing world (think students in India) as a cheap, easy, and efficient computer. And it would draw people into the Apple ecosystem.
But Apple would never be able to sell such a product. There's little profit, and the experience would be mediocre.
So it'll be a company that doesn't seem to care about profits or mediocrity... Google. Sadly, Apple will miss out.
We all have two or three devices (ph/tablet/computer), each with their own hardware, and internet service. We buy new ones every couple years. But what if you only had to update one? And pay for one data service?
Smartphones are increasingly powerful. What if Apple sold a laptop that has an iphone dock up in it. You plug your phone into it and now you have a computer utilizing the phones hardware and internet to operate basic computing functions via an "OS lite" app. This would be popular in the developing world (think students in India) as a cheap, easy, and efficient computer. And it would draw people into the Apple ecosystem.
But Apple would never be able to sell such a product. There's little profit, and the experience would be mediocre.
So it'll be a company that doesn't seem to care about profits or mediocrity... Google. Sadly, Apple will miss out.