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Disagree. Laptops were revolutionary for power users; post PC is revolutionary for the everyfolk.

Post PC means Jill Sixpack always has a net-connected device within arms reach. This is a big step closer to constant personal net connectivity.



Smartphones and 3G did this before *Pads.


The term post-PC includes both smartphones and tablets. These devices have a distinct use case to laptops.


Sure, but "post" implies replacement, implying that PCs are somehow obsolete. It would be akin to heralding the introduction of compact cars to being the "post-sedan" era. "Mobile computing" is a more accurate and less marketing-driven way to say "post-PC". Mobile computing hardware, like the Palm Treo, has been around for awhile... 3G is the technology that has really helped it come of age.




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