That only proves the point of the article: Mobile is still bad and has fundamental barriers to overcome. In the 1980&#x27;s, the &quot;obsolete the moment you buy it&quot; and &quot;expensive paperweight&quot; jokes were commonly encountered for PC&#x27;s.<p>The nature of what will cross those barriers is still up in the air, though: It could be plugging the phone into a dock to access the traditional peripherals; it could be used in tandem with a novel display technology like a VR headset, and likewise use novel interaction methods. The market hasn&#x27;t started proposing serious solutions yet.