Author Topic: Arguments over the future of technology.  (Read 1887 times)

So for the past 4 months (ever sense my dad got his iPad), we have been getting into friendly debates over the future of technology. Well, i was just thinking, who is right?
Anywho, me and him just got into an argument over stuff, and heres what we said;

Me: Haha. I cant wait for the day when I can say, "Back when I was a kid, I used things like VHS, and CDs!
Dad: Im surprised you would mention that. I would have assumed you would say, "Back in my dad, I used to use a PC!"
Me: Pc isnt going anywhere for a long time.
Dad: Bull. Soon they will have the power to put a terrabyte of memory in a thing like this iPad!
Me: True. But this wouldnt be for awhile.
Dad: It doesnt matter. Soon PCs and Consoles will cease to exist.
Me: You're an idiot. Where are you getting this from?
Dad: I was talking to my good friend Brian. He plays quite a few games, so im sure he knows what hes talking about.
Me: Ok. Even if they had the power to put all the core component of a computer in an iPod-
Dad: Which they will
Me: No one would play games on an iPad!
Me: I dont understand why you cant understand this.
Dad: I dont see why they wouldnt-
Me: Because it doesnt come with a mouse or controller!
Dad: They could make one.
Me: It doesnt matter if they did. It would just me too clunky!
Dad: No it wouldnt, i mean, look at some of these games on the iPad now!
Me: What? Like Angry Birds?
Dad: Yes.
Me: WHO WOULD PLAY A SERIOUS GAME ON AN IPAD?
Dad: Plenty of people. Why wouldnt you want to play a shooter like call of duty on the go?
Me: Because! You would have to hold the iPad, and the controller!
Dad: They could make a stand for it.
Me: That costs you more money?
Me: No. PC's arent going anywhere, atleast for awhile.

Then I stormed off.

I just wanted to know who is right? Him or me?

You. Gaming-on-the-go is going to be casual for a loooooonnnnggg time.

if pcs were to stay the same forever, your dad would be right.. but i assume they wil continue to evolve just like apple products


an ipad is technically a pc
as "pc" stands for "personal computer"
the ipad computes stuff, so it's a computer, and it's yours, personally, so it's personal

if pcs were to stay the same forever, your dad would be right.. but i assume they wil continue to evolve just like apple products
I believe in 10 years I will still be using a keyboard and mouse to play my PC games.

Pfft, these newfangled machines...

I WANT MY HOVERBOARDS ALREADY, BACK TO THE FUTURE.

Me: You're an idiot.

Don't say this to your dad. He's your parent.

Suddenly your dad knows the ongoing future of PC gaming because of his Ipad.

I believe in 10 years I will still be using a keyboard and mouse to play my PC games.
It's not about how YOU think it's about how the persons who make this stuff and the consumers do.

Don't say this to your dad. He's your parent.
You dont know me and my dad.
Hes also my Stepdad.
But still, we forget around all the time.


Just like now, people don't own iPad's and they're surviving.  There isn't going to be some law that states you must own only this device, nothing like that will ever happen unless the US gets overrun by psychos like Michele Bachmann or Sarah Palin.

You dont know me and my dad.
Hes also my Stepdad.
But still, we forget around all the time.

I'm just saying it doesn't sound too nice that's all.