no im in my 20s having a crisis that i wasted too many years consuming stupid products and playing games
i want computers that do stuff, not computers that let me watch stuff being done
mobile tech is frightening once you realize that mobile apps are all garbage and the division between casual entry level apps and professional ones gets wider and wider
it's an artificial barrier that keeps people complacent and unproductive
That sounds like a personal problem, not a product problem. Rather, it sounds like products are doing exactly what they should: purpose-built for economy.
You forget that a half-decent "workstation" in the 90s cost far more than your mid-range computer now. Taking into inflation, you could have bought a mid-range computer and a tablet for the price of one Win98 computer. Today I can build a nice FX-8350 or i5 system for less than $600. Add $300 to get a tablet, and we're still under $1000.
Mobile apps means that, when I'm actually mobile, I have a light and efficient program for doing what I need to do, while saving battery life. I also don't want to pay more for a machine that will let me go online, edit a few pictures, and shop.
On the other hand, I would have to say, it's actually never been
easier to do professional-quality work at an amateur level. Google Sketch-up is free. Eagle PCB is free. Creo sketch is free. GIMP is free. I don't remember anything near this level of quality growing up.
Sorry, I'm in my 20s and I don't have a crisis because I'm actually producing things at work. OTOH, I like my gaming. I don't need to be productive at home.
U hit the nail on the head with this.
Even for gaming @ 1080p + u wont see a difference with a more powerful cpu, its all GPU bound @ that point. So yes the question still stands, what WOULD anyone do with more cpu power?
Yes you do. One 1920x1080p screen, and I'm still dropping to 60 FPS in BF3 multiplayer because of CPU bottleneck (i5 at 4.6 GHz at the moment). I want to hold 120 fps, but even the best processors I can get will net me maybe another 20% increase in performance, at best. So, give me more power!