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Comment by const_cast

3 months ago

The irony is that our phones are unbelievably powerful and run laps around computers from just 5-10 years ago, but then we use them as locked-down glorified web views and advertisement deliverers.

Or, as you say, kiosks.

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geysersam  3 months ago

Not to mention all the functionality, sensors, etc that our laptops have never had.

goodpoint  3 months ago

advertisement deliverers and massive surveillance devices

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