Re:A preview of x64 emulation on Windows for ARM
by ThrowawayR2 on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:59AM
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> "Those smartphones were marketed for balding dads in white shirts, working in cubicles. "
While true, I wouldn't say that's a burn because it was exactly those people who could afford smartphones and justify paying the painfully high bandwidth charges of that era. Remember, those phones cost as much as a iPhone today but in 2005 dollars (ouch). The ubiquitous Blackberry, a.k.a. the "Crackberry", and Palm devices were also aimed at the same business and professional market.
These early devices paved the way to the current smartphone market.
While true, I wouldn't say that's a burn because it was exactly those people who could afford smartphones and justify paying the painfully high bandwidth charges of that era. Remember, those phones cost as much as a iPhone today but in 2005 dollars (ouch). The ubiquitous Blackberry, a.k.a. the "Crackberry", and Palm devices were also aimed at the same business and professional market.
These early devices paved the way to the current smartphone market.