> Most people have smart phones which are much more powerful than servers from 6 years ago.
This isn't even remotely true.
The most powerful servers from 6 years ago is a xeon x7560, which has a 40% higher passmark score than even the best enthusiast consumer-level cpu on the market today (an i7 6700k), never mind even the most expensive smartphone on the market.
I think that qualifies as "remotely true" actually. They didn't say "more powerful than the most powerful servers" they said "more powerful than servers".
People on the internet have an odd tendency to interpret statements in the broadest possible way.
I did misread that. I think the point still stands. The cheapest server cpus from 2010 are 60% as good as the best 2016 cpus. It might be close to the iPhone 7's latest chip or Google's Pixel. But most people don't have the latest and greatest. A normal phone won't be close to the latest and greatest i7. And I don't think it will be close to a 2010 era server.
People on the internet have an odd tendency to interpret statements in the broadest possible way.