Im saying theres not much more we could put on a mobile device that is a game changer [and yes I entertained the tricorder idea with a DNA sampler & diagnosis, but I guess thats out of range for a decade ]
Agreed longer battery life has room for improvement, but would it change usage, given current devices can be used for 4 or 8 hours already?
re decoupling hw / sw : Ill give an explanation, rather than a citation :
We write in high level languages that use logical abstractions, not machine specific ones. These can be ported across various hardware platforms, and thus reused, saving work.
I think everyone prefers to have the same HTML5/javascript api work on all devices.
Agreed longer battery life has room for improvement, but would it change usage, given current devices can be used for 4 or 8 hours already?
re decoupling hw / sw : Ill give an explanation, rather than a citation :
We write in high level languages that use logical abstractions, not machine specific ones. These can be ported across various hardware platforms, and thus reused, saving work.
I think everyone prefers to have the same HTML5/javascript api work on all devices.