While I realize desktop/laptop computers appear to have taken a back seat to both mobile phones and the Cloud that Millennial and Gen Z generations consider to be the rage, I must admit that as a baby boomer and avid PC user since the Apple IIE first debuted back in January, 1983, I am literally sick and tired of listening to those young and old alike who actually believe desktop/laptop computers are going the way of the Dinosaur, soon to be replaced by mobile devices and the Cloud—some glorified server located outside the USA in China, India, Russia, Timbuktu, take your pick. This noted, try preaching this nonsense to someone who makes a living in the motion picture, data storage, data processing, recording, or software industry to name a few and I can almost assure you that 99.9% of the time they will think you're intellectually disabled. What many of those who have become addicted and rely heavily on mobile devices and the Cloud don't realize is that there exist many important administrative and field related tasks better suited for desktop/laptop computers and in many cases not intended or less than ideal for use or viewing on a mobile device. As a humorous aside, I couldn't help but notice several years ago that my granddaughter (now 26 years old) was watching a movie on her then iPhone with an exceptional small display. Talk about going backwards, as a baby boomer I can recall when my parents had a 10-12 inch B&W Sylvania TV that by today's standards would be considered much too small whereas back in 2020 I discover my granddaughter watching a full length movie on her iPhone when my wife and I had a 48 inch LCD flat screen TV in our living room that my granddaughter was more than welcome to use. However and for whatever reason, my granddaughter had decided to remain upstairs and watch a full length movie on her cell phone. Surprising to say the least from the perspective of a baby boomer.

Moving on, one thing I sincerely believe Millennials and Gen Zers alike don't realize or quite understand is that despite being able to read text messages and email on a mobile device by scrolling up/down and moving left to right, a small display serves to increase the likelihood of errors whereby one may inadvertently overlook several words and as much as a sentence or two of important information having dire consequences—especially in business—in the event the party for whom it was intended remains unaware for a given length of time.

A final and probably most important reason that many remain unaware of as to why mobile devices today remain far from replacing desktop/laptop computers is the simple fact that the operating system (OS) of a mobile device cannot hold a candle to a Windows or compatible Apple desktop/laptop computer operating system. For those unaware, an EasyPDF™ digital form—designed and intended for the Free Adobe Reader version 15 or higher—cannot run on an Android or iPhone given the mobile phone OS is unable to provide support for the many JavaScript methods integrated in an EasyPDF™ form responsible for the many form features provided. In short, suffice it to say given the size limitation of the display on a mobile device and an OS much less rigorous than that provided by desktop/laptop computers, mobile devices presently lack too many resources to effectively compete much less replace desktop/laptop computers and will remain so for many more years to come.