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[David]

On Thursday, 26 April 2018 11:21:22 AEST Scott Howard wrote:

> As you've pointed out, just like the mobile phone and the graphical web browser, this serves almost zero purpose.

The mobile phone was a logical development of the wired variety which had proved its usefulness since the 19th century, and the mobile radio which also had decades of demonstrated usefulness.

The browser is a publishing medium, like the book.  It was adapted for use on data networks over a period of about 10 years (remember SGML? CERN?) and something was certainly needed.

But I suggest the internet-connected rubbish tin will join a long list of products we don't need - think of Cinerama and quadraphonic sound.

DavidL.