2010 December 30 archive at Robert Pogson

Archive for December 30th, 2010

$100 Smart-phones

Published by Robert Pogson December 30th, 2010 in technology. 3 Comments

Devices intended to sell at retail for less than $100 are in design stage and should be on the market in 3 to 6 months. The number of users of smart-phones should explode with this development and Android should complete its climb to domination of mobile computing and telephony.

see “2011 will be the year Android explodes“ by Seth Weintraub

I don’t see any way the domain of x86 can be protected from invasion of ARM in 2011 with these kinds of numbers. People will want the same OS/UI on their mobile thingies as their desktops, PCs, notebooks and netbooks. If retailers do not sell these gadgets, ISPs will.

- Robert Pogson

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My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. I do not care whether my solution is the same as yours. I like to think for myself.

My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. I have been blessed by working in schools where students and school systems have benefited by good, modular software easily installed in most systems.

I have shown GNU/Linux to thousands of students and hundreds of teachers over the years and will continue in some way doing that until I die in spite of the opposition.