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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/12039813/Smartphones-to-die-out-within-five-years-says-new-study.html
>Smartphones to die out in 5 years, what does /g/ think.
>>51856239
Honestly I could see payphones becoming a thing again, and then the cycle repeats
>payphone for years
>cellular phones come out
>wow so cool I can carry a phone everywhere
>a few generations go by
>the memory of payphones being a pain compared to cellphones is gone
>someone makes a payphone
>holy shit? Phones everywhere on the streets? Sweet, now I don't have to carry this cellphone on me anymore
>>51856239
think tanks saying something controversial to get funding and appear somewhat relevant for another financial year.
>>51856239
>Many consumers believe smartphones will cease to exist within five years
>consumers believe
>consumers
into the trash it goes.
No way, there's no alternative
>>51856239
>telegraph
No. Pastebin or gtfo.
the stupidest thing I've read this month.
>Google Glass failed to catch on because normies viewed it as nerd shit
>VR and augmented reality will catch on and replace smartphones
Lel no
>>51856264
>what are history books
>>51856389
>>51856239
archive.is mirror: https://archive.is/KE9Z2
>"A smartphone in the hand, it's really not that practical. For example, not when one is driving a car or cooking. And there are many situations where display screens are not so good. Therefore, one in two think that smartphones will belong to the past within five years."
People like this caused physical keyboard phones to die in the first place, think about that for a while