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“Should  I  buy  a  desktop  or  laptop?”

Source:  KPCB  Internet  Trends  2013,  Slide  45  

Global  Desktop  and  Notebook  Shipments  by  Quarter

Global  Desktop  and  Notebook  Shipments  by  Quarter

Source:  KPCB  Internet  Trends  2013,  Slide  45  

Coming  up

What  are  the  inherent  advantages  of  mobile?  

What’s  holding  up  mobile  produc2vity?  

What  may  not  actually  maOer?  

When  will  it  flip?

define:produc2vity

The  act  of  producing  something

Work  (not  play)

define:mobile

Smartphones  &  (most)  tablets

Unfair  advantages

Cost

Cost

=  ubiquity

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Photo:  tra\ery  hOps://flic.kr/p/dWBuVp

Photo:  caronlyn  hOps://flic.kr/p/arM9WT  

Source:  instagram.com/sheeps_sell

Portability

Portability

=  2mely

Photo:  mmassie  hOps://flic.kr/p/e3TT86

Source:  Roambi  hOp://roambi.com

Portability

=  flexibility

Source:  Dropbox

Source:  SendHub,  Google  Play

Capability

Capability

Touch,  Camera,  LTE,  GPS,  sensors  galore

Scanner  ProSource:  Readdle  hOp://readdle.com

Moves

Source:  Moves  hOp://www.moves-­‐app.com

Photo:  taedc  hOps://flic.kr/p/f3ptPY

Unfair  advantagesCost  —>  Ubiquity

Portability  —>  Timely,  flexibility

Capabili2es  (touch,  LTE,  camera,  sensors)

Hold  ups

Input

Source:  Swype,  Minuum,  Google  Play

Source:  Swype,  Minuum,  Google  Play,  HBO

Source:  flickingerbrad  hOps://flic.kr/p/kcLqS3

Source:  Google

Source:  ‘Her’  Warner  Bros.  Pictures

Gestures

Source:  Dropbox

Mul2tasking

Source:  9to5mac

Source:  Informa2onWeek

Hardware

Source:  Samsung

Source:  Ars  Technica

Photo:  macmixing  hOp://youtu.be/IhHbcKiEPnA  

Fragmenta2on?

Hold  upsInput  Gestures  Mul2-­‐tasking  Hardware  Fragmenta2on  (maybe)

Non-­‐issues

Rethink  produc2vity

Source:  PlanGrid

Source:  ‘Her’  Warner  Bros.  Pictures

Rethink  the  hub

Source:  Apple

Source:  Google

Source:  Google

?

Source:  Google

Where  does  that  leave  us?

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