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Smartphones to die out 'within five years', says new study
Telegraph (UK) ^ | December 8, 2015 | Adam Boult

Posted on 12/09/2015 6:13:01 AM PST by ConservativeStatement

Many consumers believe smartphones will cease to exist within five years, according to new research carried out by researchers on behalf of Ericsson.

The company's ConsumerLab questioned more than 100,000 customers in its native Sweden and 39 other countries, seeking their views on their technological desires for the future.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: smartphones; technology
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1 posted on 12/09/2015 6:13:01 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
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Probably because Obammie’s “climate change” hoax will result in people having nowhere to plug them in for recharge.


2 posted on 12/09/2015 6:14:53 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (When guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns.)
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Aand they’ll be replaced with what?


3 posted on 12/09/2015 6:17:06 AM PST by Tucker39 (Welcome to America! Now speak English; and keep to the right....In driving, in Faith, and politics.)
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Many consumers believe ...

So what? That's not anything like a useful fact.

4 posted on 12/09/2015 6:20:42 AM PST by Tax-chick (Maximizing my cultural appropriation.)
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To: Tucker39

Semaphore. After the EMP, it will be one of the few things that work. (/s)


5 posted on 12/09/2015 6:20:53 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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Within 5 years? I don’t think so. Reminds me of Obama saying just go invent something as if it’s trivial.


6 posted on 12/09/2015 6:20:55 AM PST by MulberryDraw
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I know people who refuse to give up their flip phones so I doubt this.


7 posted on 12/09/2015 6:24:13 AM PST by Ditter (God Bless Texas!)
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Slightly off subject but:

"Ericsson decided to sponsor a speech by Bill Clinton and paid him more than he had ever been paid for a single speech: $750,000. According to Clinton financial disclosures, in the previous ten years Ericsson had never sponsored a Clinton speech. But now it apparently thought it would be a good time to do so.

On November 12, 2011, Bill appeared at a telecom conference in Hong Kong and talked in general terms aobut the role that telecom plays in our lives. One week later, on November 19, the State Department unveiled its new sanctions list for Iran. Telecom was not on the list….

In April 2012, President Obama signed an executive order imposing sanctions on telecom sales to Iran and Syria. But those sanctions did not cover Ericsson’s work in Iran."

8 posted on 12/09/2015 6:31:45 AM PST by jaydubya2
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I doubt it. But I have noticed, with my latest phone purchase, that I can’t imagine smart phones getting much better...without some sort of breakthrough. In particular, I think the durability (especially glass) has been greatly improved. So I plan to have this phone for a long time...so I could see a drop in sales.


9 posted on 12/09/2015 6:34:09 AM PST by lacrew
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A bizarre conclusion. It may be exchanged in favor of some hot new technology - which would have to show up next year to have enough time to persuade most to dump their smartphones. Not sure at this point what could conceivably _more_ convenient and info-dense as a pocket-sized tablet; VR is poised to explode, but is a “sit down and shut off the world” device, not a quick-glance format; contact-lens displays are in the works but a good 10 years from viable for mass use; watches can have the information density but insufficient real estate. It’s taken some 30 years to go from first tablet prototype to “everyone has one”; no other tech has 20+ years of development underway verging on mass application for mobile use.


10 posted on 12/09/2015 6:37:24 AM PST by ctdonath2 (History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the week or the timid. - Ike)
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To: Tucker39

Human to human contact and conversation.


11 posted on 12/09/2015 6:40:12 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (When guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns.)
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Predictions about future technology are almost always wrong. People keep inventing things that no one else has thought of.


12 posted on 12/09/2015 6:42:43 AM PST by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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What’s this going to do to Apple? It is the foundation of their success and their cash cow. If it comes true their poor record of innovation outside of phones doesn’t bode well. Maybe they can copy someone else.


13 posted on 12/09/2015 6:44:14 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: ConservativeStatement

Wearables? Implants? The Mark?


14 posted on 12/09/2015 6:44:16 AM PST by NaturalScience
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The ‘Smart Phones’ tend to not be very good phones. I can see a divergence back to old text and talk phones and separate tablets or wearables for data.


15 posted on 12/09/2015 6:52:07 AM PST by PAR35
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>>>Many consumers believe smartphones will cease to exist within five years..

The old "many people believe" trick. Well..."many people" will be wrong. Not happening. 20-30? Maybe....but there are friends of mine who still have there 10 year old cells. They slowly get smart phones when their old ones go tango uniform.

Remember...the ice caps were supposed to disappear in 5 years. How's that working out?

16 posted on 12/09/2015 6:53:48 AM PST by NELSON111
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Lost art and skill. No chance it is that! ;-)


17 posted on 12/09/2015 6:55:08 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("It gets late early around here..." Yogi)
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And flying cars. I was promised flying cars (about fifty years ago).

Humans seem to be real bad at predicting the future of technology.

Another example ~ Thirty years ago I spent a bunch of time trying to teach high school students how to program computers. We were told, and passed on the young minds, that to be successful with computers one would have to be able program. Sorry for that kids. :(

(Any one want to buy some slightly used Pascal text books?)


18 posted on 12/09/2015 6:59:05 AM PST by lrdg
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To: ConservativeStatement

Yet another poorly written headline


19 posted on 12/09/2015 7:01:47 AM PST by FourPeas (Tone matters.)
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The Smartphone will die out when it is replaced with an implantable communication device that will allow people to access the Internet 24/7 and will allow them to buy and sell.


20 posted on 12/09/2015 7:02:12 AM PST by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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