John Dvorak





Can you imagine if these were the key talking points with computers? Can you imagine endless chatter about the display and the keyboard? That was the case with the PS/2 of computers that was released by IBM. People constantly complained about the fuzzy CRT display. But that didn't last long. It certainly didn't go on for years, that's for sure.

So, what are we left with? An entire industry caught up in mobile phone gossip. It's vapid.

Now I understand that the mobile phone is a new computing platform. But where is the VisiCalc—that killer app that demands I adopt one mobile OS? There isn't one. There are plenty of games, PDF readers, and gimmicky demonstrations, but there really isn't anything out there that compels anyone to choose a specific handset.

The phone itself is the killer app. Yes, I can make a call. That's sort of why I have a mobile phone in the first place. So, why do I need an iPhone again?—Next: Time Wasting >