| ▲ | crazygringo 18 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||
Just because the balance shifts doesn't mean the desktop/laptop stops being supported. Laptops aren't going anywhere. Even if phones and tablets replace them for a third of tasks, or a third of people. The idea that laptops with browsers would become so rare that YouTube would drop support, within any reasonably predictable future timeframe, is pure fantasy. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Barbing 17 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
All the ewaste MS generated w/Win11 min requirements… I’m thinking that kinda maneuver. Eh not really but anyways: A slow dropping of support for those who aren’t using an app or Chrome with some Play(Video) Integrity Extension installed. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | BolexNOLA 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
>within any reasonably predictable future timeframe I think given the pace of technological advancement and given how every generation we see at least one major piece of electronics completely wipe out generations of predictions, this statement doesn’t serve a productive purpose other than to make “I don’t agree” sound like some variation of “it’s an objective fact that what you said is impossible.” You’re just spiking the conversation, even if that is not your intention. I didn’t say this is definitely going to happen. I’m just saying clearly the way we engage with computers is shifting and that means companies will adjust accordingly. It’s not that far fetched. As for “within any reasonably predictable future timeframe,” for all we know YouTube will become a relic. | |||||||||||||||||
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