In a recent blog article on Computer World, by Jonny Evans stated a very interesting question. Is the iPhone evolving faster than Moore’s Law? This question was brought up to me by a college professor of mine and I had to think real hard about it.
The first cellular phone came out in 1973 and was released by Motorola, nobody really was able to get their hands on one until early ’80′s and even then only limited to the rich and business professionals. When the GSM phone finally launched in the ’90′s the market really started taking off. Recently though since the turn of the millennium more and more people have been purchasing cellular phones. No longer is a cell phone just for the business man, or the adults. Now, kids as early as 8 years old have their own cell phone.
Evans also goes on to talk about the future of mobile phones and communicating.
The smartphone is the convergence of mobile phones and computers. This is why smartphones will soon become the dominant computing platform and supplant the PC which has reigned since Apple ignited the PC revolution in the late ’70′s.
Consider the future evolution and creation of wider, stronger data networks and the development of ever more devices and services.
Ponder the huge future potential of cloud-based services accessed by mobile devices connected to these data networks, and perhaps you’ll see why I think we’re looking at a wave of change the impact of which will dwarf the huge technology-driven changes we’ve already experienced in our lifetimes.
