Comments on: Japanese Don’t Need a Home PC

By: Winnie

Winnie — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:47:45 +0000

I think having email and internet in cell phones is more easy and practical than using home PC. We can browse anywhere and anytime without bringing heavy laptop everywhere. Although now there are many light and thin laptops, however cell phones are much flexible and portable.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:55:31 +0000

I understand why the use of PC’s are decreasing in Japan. Cell phones are so much more convenient and like Jason says, no one has time to fool around at home. Cell phones are so advanced there from what we have in North America, and then there is the space issue. Japanese homes and apartments are small so making room for a PC is an issue, plus the disposal of it!

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By: Nick Ramsay

Nick Ramsay — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:14:40 +0000

I completely agree about the screen size and enjoyment level, but kids these days (at least in Japan) are growing up with cell phone internet - it’s just normal for them. Yes, computers will be integrated into home appliances and share the same network, but there won’t be a need for an actual PC, at least not in the laptop/desktop sense anyway.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ll be using PCs for years to come!

By: ジェイソン (Jason)

ジェイソン (Jason) — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:10:02 +0000

The problem with home PC’s in Japan is that nobody has time to use them. Everyone is either on the train for a few hours everyday or working or in some club. Notebooks are too bulky and the home PC is … well … at home. I think that’s why we see what we do in Japan.

That said … I’ll never give up using the full sized units. It’s next to impossible to find a good looking phone in Japan that can do so much as replace my aging PDA (Softbank’s X01HT could do it, though), and there’s no way I’m going to start writing long blog posts using a number pad.

I’ve done some crazy things with technology just because “I could” … but even I have limits

By: scott

scott — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:49:50 +0000

I just could not imagine surfing the web on a cell phone. I use it for maps, phone listings or finding odd things. But the screens are just too small to make it enjoyable. I really doubt the home PC will be replaced. I feel it will be integrated into everything we use. Eventually your home, TV, PC and cell phone will all be connected to the same network.