Always had a cheap desktop computer and never thought a phone was worth it. Is there a reason people like me should reconsider?

  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    It connects my laptop to the internet when I’m away from home.

    A phone can’t replace a computer unless you put Linux on it and connect a monitor and keyboard. Even then, it will perform like a 15 year old computer.

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      1 year ago

      For 95+% of people, literally everything they would use a computer for personally can be done with a phone. Phones are also replacing a bunch of stuff in various job related fields. Why have a static computer with a barcode scanner when you can just mount a scanner to a phone and have it portable? Why have a giant beefy cash register when you can trivially swipe a card and accept contactless payments on a phone instead? They even print paper receipts with some of them, if you want one.