{"items": [{"author": "Carl", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/625985592732?comment_id=625985922072", "anchor": "fb-625985922072", "service": "fb", "text": "\u2026<br>I'm hoping for improved voice codecs.", "timestamp": "1377703571"}, {"author": "Gianna", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/625985592732?comment_id=625986071772", "anchor": "fb-625986071772", "service": "fb", "text": "Seems to be an accurate assessment. The one big technology improvement I've observed in desktops as of late is the addition of touch screens...it's unclear how useful that is for a desktop computer, especially since tablets have lifted some of the burden of what a desktop (or even laptop) needs to be able to do.", "timestamp": "1377703683"}, {"author": "Brad", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/116032343632043704302", "anchor": "gp-1377712721367", "service": "gp", "text": "In the world of natural selection and evolution, there tends to be a pattern of directional selection (which causes evolution, sometimes rapidlly), followed by long periods of stabilizing selection (which keeps things looking and working the way they are). Stabilizing selection explains why cockroaches today look pretty much like fossil cockroaches from millions of years ago: once you have an optimal design that works, there's no need for radical changes to it. Directional selection is responsible for things like new species or new features in existing species (stronger, faster, lighter, etc.). It's fascinating to watch parallels in the tech field, driven by user selection (features and price).", "timestamp": 1377712721}, {"author": "Jonathan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/625985592732?comment_id=626010103612", "anchor": "fb-626010103612", "service": "fb", "text": "I would give up most of the touted features for better battery life", "timestamp": "1377716674"}, {"author": "Jeremy", "source_link": "https://plus.google.com/103590581158790876995", "anchor": "gp-1377732059208", "service": "gp", "text": "It occurs to me that the constantly increasing complexity (and corresponding slowdown) of popular websites may continue to fuel consumer interest in faster devices.\u00a0 Also gaming...\u00a0 It does seem that as far as what is happening on your average \"personal computer\"-type device, the gains in performance per dollar/watt in the last 20 years have primarily gone towards better visual effects rather than significant functionality improvements.\u00a0 Video playback is an extreme case/exception though.\n<br>\n<br>\nBecause smartphones are heavily tied to phone service that costs significantly more, at least in the US, any cost pressure on smartphones is likely to be diluted.\u00a0 I suppose it is potentially magnified somewhat by some pricing models/advertising schemes that carriers use, though.", "timestamp": 1377732059}]}