We actually had a 50 year old customer in today with an eMachine and didn't balk at spending 40 bucks for a new power supply. Of course this guy had a metal plate in his head and lives with his sister. I am not making this up. So yeah, almost disposable but not yet.
Sure we've seen this trend in most other technologies but the cellphone isn't exactly priced like a disposable computer. When we can buy a device that works like our computer for 100 bucks and then get rid of it when it is "used up" we will have certainly crossed into a totally new age.
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Well if you are indeed needing "proof" go to www.walmart.com and do a search for xbox. Now you know, oh disbelieving one.
We actually had a 50 year old customer in today with an eMachine and didn't balk at spending 40 bucks for a new power supply. Of course this guy had a metal plate in his head and lives with his sister. I am not making this up. So yeah, almost disposable but not yet.
Sure we've seen this trend in most other technologies but the cellphone isn't exactly priced like a disposable computer. When we can buy a device that works like our computer for 100 bucks and then get rid of it when it is "used up" we will have certainly crossed into a totally new age.