Now that the fog has cleared, what are thoughts on hardware advancement from now to 2020? Do you think there will be any big breakthroughs or game changing developments, or will the pace of technological improvement continue to struggle and stagnant like it has since 2008?
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I think a bigger issue is that part of, at least- the reason it's stagnated is because planned obsolecense became more profitable. instead of putting out a much superior cutting edge product, it's more convenient and profitable to just put out yearly releases that are only marginally better, and people will buy that.
As for advancements, i expect to see the Smartwatch become more and more advanced until it can replace the phone itself. It's already halfway there. It just doesnt have the convenience of a large screen, but I can see it happening.
Why does a smart watch matter. Its essentially putting a strap on the smart phone that already exist.
There's a couple technologies being researched, like graphene and using light instead of electrons, that would revolutionize the industry. It's anyone's guess when those will be usable in any fashion, though
