Chad Vavra

There is a apple vs. the world argument about multitasking on mobile devices. It’s an argument that I’ve avoided until this http://blog.intuitymedialab.eu/2010/02/11/multitasking-is-evil-leaving-the-desktop-metaphore-behind/ blog post appeared in my Twitter stream suggesting that mobility is somehow contingent on the desktop metaphor.

I wrote and posted this blog on my laptop, connected through a Sprint mobile network, while syncing a movie to my ipod, on a commuter train headed north through New Jersey. If there was ever a time in life to multitask, mobile is the moment to do it. Putting the desktop metaphor on a mobile device is akin to saying a strategist can only be digital. (something I fight daily) Replacing my notebook with my mobile is the real argument, and so far I haven’t seen anyone come close.

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