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Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade (arstechnica.com)
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Smartphone sales down 22 percent in Q2, the worst performance in a decade::North American sales are bad for everyone, except, miraculously, Google.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Happened to desktop PC's a couple decades back. Once there's no reason to buy a new PC or phone, you stop buying a new PC or phone. Before that buying a new PC every few years meant less lag and needed ram/hard drive space.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Something not long ago reminded me of Weird Al's "It's All About The Pentiums" from 1999. And I went through it line by line to see what holds up and what doesn't. Best line: "Your motherboard melts when you try to send a fax."

There's an entire verse dedicated to the joke of how quickly computers became obsolete, which just isn't a thing anymore. A decently spec'd desktop can last a decade in service now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I remember a great AMV to that song. Always loved me some W.A. White n Nerdy was a real banger. Also, I heard "I think I'm a Clone Now" way more than "I think We're Alone Now."