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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by danso on Saturday September 11, 2021 @08:25AM (#28491407)
I feel you have this completely backwards. I think for the vast majority of non-tech users, the smartphone was their first everyday computer.
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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by neogodless on Saturday September 11, 2021 @09:29AM (#28491815)
Anecdotally, that's not what I witnessed for family members 30+, but it has been the case for the younger generation (< 20).
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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by Jensson on Saturday September 11, 2021 @12:05PM (#28493057)
A vast majority of young adults had their own everyday computers before smartphones. Today young adults gets smartphones instead, yes, but that didn't use to be true.
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Re:Why did the web take over desktop and not mobile? by heavyset_go on Saturday September 11, 2021 @02:06PM (#28494250)
Kids use computers regularly at school from a very young age.
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