This sounds like a statement out of 1985. It's belied by simple facts: penetration of smartphones and tablets into the "general population" is no better than it was for web browsing and general desktop computing 10-12 years ago. It's selling more devices, mostly because they're cheaper but also because they're inherently personal. Kids that would have shared the family PC in 1998 now expect their own 4S to carry.
And that's not to say that there aren't usability enhancements in the new devices that are worthwhile. But don't pretend that smartphones are "opening computing to a whole new world", becuase they aren't. Like the desktop PC before them, they are the tools of the middle class.
And that's not to say that there aren't usability enhancements in the new devices that are worthwhile. But don't pretend that smartphones are "opening computing to a whole new world", becuase they aren't. Like the desktop PC before them, they are the tools of the middle class.