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Re:Time Is Different by socalgal2 on Thursday February 26, 2026 @10:32PM (#47176131)
You can find similar hype articles about the Palm Pilot, then all the neighsayers who said most people wouldn't want and had no need for computer in their pocket. And yet here we are.
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Re:Time Is Different by qsera on Friday February 27, 2026 @04:06AM (#47178357)
> then all the neighsayers who said most people wouldn't want and had no need for computer in their pocket

Mmm..they didn't, at that time.

That we grew to be dependent on the computer in the pocket does not mean that it was a necessity at any point.

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