[nsonha]

The problem is having too many devices. Most people should just need a phone that can also serve as a personal computer. A personal laptop is a hassle, remember we already have a work computer provided by our employers

[hotnfresh]

I rarely open my personal laptop anymore. Maybe once a month? I don’t really do computer-tinkering as a hobby, these days. I have a windows desktop for games, but zero important things happen on it (I mean—it’s Windows). Just games. It’s not logged into any non-gaming accounts at all.

Important personal stuff’s all on my phone. Hell, I basically bought my last house entirely from my phone, including the paperwork, and that was a few years ago. Adding a laptop to the mix wouldn’t have helped. House projects? Phone is several tools for those, laptop’s useless. Banking? Family photos and videos? Notes, alarms, shopping lists, timers, calendar, email, messaging? Document scanning, sending stuff to the printer? Shopping? Ride hailing? Reservations and tickets? Phone. There’s little room or need for a laptop. And I grew up pre-smartphone (hell, didn’t have the Internet at all until I was like 12) so I was well-accustomed to using desktop computers in the before-time.

[edgyquant]

> remember we already have a work computer provided by our employers

What a ridiculous and privileged thing to say. Most people do not, in fact, have a computer provided by their employer.

[nsonha]

Even if they don't they shouldn't be forced to choose between buying yet another computer they rarely use and doing personal things on a laptop where they also do important works.