[fragmede]

All is hyperbole, since the ergonomics on a laptop are terrible, and there will always be a segment for which that's a showstopper, but it's already true for certain segments of the population. Especially among the less privileged where there may not even be a desktop computer available or only at school/library, mobile phones are increasingly where work is done. Writing essays and emails, and filling out important forms, may not be the most ergonomic, but it beats not being able to.

Look at devices with foldable screens and external keyboards like the Asus Zenbook 17. Without getting lost in arguing semantics of if an iPad (mini/pro/regular) sized tablet counts as a mobile telephone, it's clearly not a desktop, and it's easy enough to imagine that desktop computers will go the way of the mainframe.

[lotu]

I was stunned when I went to a writing circle and saw college students using their phones.

[krallja]

It would be reasonable if they had a Bluetooth keyboard.

[macintux]

I remember when young adults were blazing fast at typing on flip phones. It’s perfectly reasonable to be productive without a keyboard.

[seba_dos1]

Flip phones had keyboards though.

[macintux]

My point is that people will adapt to typing on nearly anything.

[matheusmoreira]

> the ergonomics on a laptop are terrible

Agreed. Honestly if I had a way to comfortably write software on my phone I don't think I'd ever use my laptop ever again. Phones are simply too comfortable.

Unfortunately the vast majority of them are consumer devices: unlike real computers they don't come with the tools used to program them. I can't make a new app on my phone and run it.