Will Blogging Ever Go 100% Mobile?

At the moment, many bloggers do their quota of blogging on the following electronic devices:

• Desktop computers
• Laptop computers
• Tablets
• Smartphones

Bloggers can use any electronic device or a combination of electronic devices to access their WordPress accounts.

But, will things change in the future?

Now, that is a very good question.

Let us both explore the possibilities.

Desktop Computers Are Not Going Away Anytime Soon

Now, I am in no way hinting that desktop computers will be in use in the year 2050.

The point that I am highlighting here is that desktop computers are general-purpose computers; they are used for many things; such as:

• Online banking.
• Video production.
• Music production.
• Photo editing.
• Streaming movies online.
• Video conferencing.
• Writing resumes.
• Accessing WordPress.

That, my friend, is merely a small example of the things that we can get done on a desktop computer.

Besides, a desktop computer is a powerhouse in comparison to all of the other electronic devices.

Manufacturers like Dell, HP, Apple and System76 all make desktop computers. If the market was headed in the direction of complete mobile systems, those manufacturers would not waste their resources creating desktop computers.

However, thirty years from now, desktop computers might be a faint memory.

The children in the future might wonder, “How in God’s name people got things done on that archaic electronic device that was known as, ‘A desktop computer’?”

Laptop Computers Are A Favourite Among Many Content Creators

Everyone knows that laptop computers can perform the same tasks as desktop computers.

Therefore, laptop computers are still relevant; they are still needed for doing things both online and offline.

The laptop computer is my favourite electronic device to blog on because I can use it in any room of the house (In all fairness, I can use my smartphone in any room of the house, but there is nothing that compares to the tactile feel of a physical keyboard on a laptop computer).

Despite testing the beta versions of the Jetpack mobile app on my Android smartphone, I would feel miserable if I were unable to use my Linux-powered laptop computer to create blog posts (So, in my case, I have grown accustomed to blogging on both my smartphone and laptop computer).

I would also like to add, that electronic manufacturers are still making laptop computers (If they were to phase out, they would not waste their time manufacturing them).

Like the desktop computer, the laptop computer might not be in existence thirty years from now.

The Smartphone Is Well-Known And Well-Used Worldwide

Almost everyone knows what a smartphone is.

Also, almost everyone owns one (The people without a smartphone are usually those people who have made a conscious decision not to own one).

Smartphones are usually cheaper than desktop computers and laptop computers.

However, the craziest thing is that there are smartphones that cost way more money than a desktop computer or a laptop computer.

So, that means, there are smartphones available for both the rich and the poor.

Anyway, lots of bloggers from around the world use their smartphones to blog.

The screens on modern smartphones have gotten bigger (They have more screen real estate).

So, that means that people can stop saying, “How do they type their blog posts on such small screens?”

Smartphones are also getting way more powerful; each year they are being created with powerful Arm processors.

Therefore, thirty years from now, they might be a force to reckon with.

The Tablet Has Its Place In The Future

The last time that I used a tablet to blog was many years ago (Those were the days that I used to blog over on Blogger).

Truthfully, blogging on a tablet is not bad; it has a much bigger screen than a smartphone; thus having ample space for a virtual keyboard on the touchscreen (That makes typing less of a hassle).

I would not mind getting myself a Linux-powered tablet to blog on.

WordPress users would be pleased to know that they can use the Jetpack mobile app on their Android tablet and their expensive Apple iPad.

Now, if I had the choice of using a smartphone or a tablet to blog, I would choose the tablet.

Why?

Because it has a much larger screen real estate and due to the larger virtual keyboard, it is easier to type on.

A tablet comes in handy when you are too lazy to leave your bed and you do not want to walk all the way to your home office (the room in which your desktop computer is in) to create a blog post.

By the way, if you are an adventurous Linux user, you can install Linux on a Microsoft Go (Simon Bisson’s article, How I Put Linux On a Microsoft Surface Go — In Just An Hour, will teach you how to go about making that possible).

Now, if tablets become more powerful and faster in the next thirty years, there might be no need for desktop computers and laptop computers (And, that might be the time when blogging 100% on mobile will be a reality).

Final Thoughts

The only way that blogging will be done strictly on mobile devices is if electronic manufacturers no longer make desktop computers and laptop computers.

Both smartphones and tablets are getting more powerful each year; therefore, in thirty years’ time, there might be no need for manufacturers to continue making desktop computers and laptop computers (When that time comes, anyone who is a blogger would be doing all of their blogging on mobile devices).

As someone who enjoys using their laptop computer for their computing tasks, I hope that my prediction never comes to fruition.

Do you think that blogging will only be done on mobile devices in the future?

Please feel free to let me know what you think about all of this via my blog’s commenting section.

And, most importantly, thank you for reading!

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