My reason for this is how incredibly finnacky and often garbage mobile versions of websites are. I have a lot more control over my PC and what it does than my phone.
I was going on a trip, so I finally broke down and was going to setup a Uber account. Turns out that you can not setup an Uber account on the desktop. Only though the App and even if I have shopping apps on my phone, I don’t enter CC info through it/
You also can’t schedule a ride at an appointed time the day before, so when I arrived at my destination airport at 2am, I couldn’t be sure I would have a ride from Uber. Yeah, maybe that’s old fashioned, but those are none starters for me.
Uber sucks balls, I don’t understand the popularity. My local taxi firms had a better app before Uber even arrived in my home town and I find that they’re more reliable.
In Czechia they made a competitior app, very easy concept, all taxi driver can sign up, you request a trip from point a to b, you receive a bunch of bids from the drivers, you select one, pay through the app. So simple, and its not some vc funded asshollery sidestepping taxi regulations
I have never used Uber or any ride sharing app, and I don’t feel like I’m missing anything. When we travel we either rent a vehicle, use local public transit, or have friends .
Lol ride scheduling is a scam though. Last I saw they don’t make any promises that you’ll actually get a ride, they just automatically request it for you shortly before your scheduled time and you have to hope a driver is available.
Sure its one less thing to think about, but it’s also no different from doing it manually. Same risks.
Regardless, I feel more conformable arranging a ride with hotel.
Absolutely. I should have clarified Uber’s/Lyft’s scheduling is the scam. At least a hotel would be willing to call a second taxi company if the first one flakes. Uber would never.
Big LAPTOP screen? I forgo both my Laptops and Phone. Big purchases are made on the Desktop or the living room computer (which is hooked up to the living room TV) so all may see the confirmation.
This is the way. Unless you absolutely need 240Hz, TVs are as good as monitors now, especially if you get one designed for gaming like an LG OLED. Input lag is a thing of the past. Gaming on a giant 65" screen is working wonders for my back too, since I no longer have to lean forward to see.
It’s like turning off your radio so you can read the map better.
Gotta go big screen for big purchases.
That suggests it’s just a matter of focus. I can open multiple screens on my pc without issue, and switch between windows and tabs easily. I also don’t have to worry about auto-correct messing something up, and websites by-and-large have awful mobile sites compared to the default on desktop. The mobile experience is just worse in nearly every way, barring portability.
People who entered the Internet for the first time on a smartphone have already outnumbered those who began surfin’ the web on computers. Otherwise opinions like this would be obvious to everyone, as almost any computer screen is massively better and mouse / keyboard control is far more precise.
I think large purchases should be done on a monitor because not cross comparing prices/terms/sellers/etc makes one a fool.
Tiny screens are a marketer’s dream. The downsides are another 2 menus deep and the shitty terms are 2 screens ago, just look at that pretty bold number at the top and the pretty bold BUY button at the bottom. Whee!
If something costs more than $500, I’m doing it with 4 browser windows on 2 screens with competing offers, seller reviews, product/experience reviews, etc, confirming I’m getting screwed the least possible for what I want or need before I make the purchase.
Really?
Damn I’m weird. I make big purchases on my phone to make it feel like a small purchase.
Fuck that’s not healthy is it
The most expensive stuff I’ve ever ordered was on my phone. I did so by calling this vendor who knew me well.
Other than things like that it’s mostly fast-food.
You actually talked over your phone?
Does it have one of those spinny dials too?
Dials? No, back then you had to speak to an operator to make a call.
The bigger the purchase, the bigger the screen. Plane tickets are fine on a laptop, but if you’re buying a car, you need a desktop PC. A house requires a Jumbotron.
Are people buying houses off a website?
You use to be able to buy one thought a sears catalog.
You can sign the paperwork on a computer, yes. Sometimes.
I prefer to imagine that people are putting a house in a shopping cart and trying to apply a discount voucher.
“Today’s sponsor, Houze! Use code “JIMMYJOE” when you buy your first house to get a free mousepad!”
*housepad, shaped like a little home
Imagine doing that and they forgot to remove the TEST50 promo code 💀
I used DocuSign for the closing paperwork for my house. I absolutely did it from my phone.
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Nah, buying a house just needs three monitors.
I need to use my current screen to buy a bigger screen so I can make a really big purchase
Nah a jumbotron is too low res, what you should be doing is adding more monitors.
It’s as if shopping on a laptop is more user friendly or some crazy shit like that
Gen-X here. Technically, I bought my car on my phone. My generation grew up picking our Christmas presents in August from the Sears and JC Penny catalogs then waiting months to get them. Buying off a phone doesn’t seem that crazy TBH.
Gen X here, I don’t share either of those experiences with you but whatever. I used those catalogs (and now sometimes my phone) for, umm… different purposes.
My gen X rule is the same, but workstation.
I can’t believe they called a laptop screen big…
Right? Laptops can be torture to work on in comparison, let alone a mobile phone. Without at least two monitors and a mechanical keyboard I feel handicapped.
Same here
Anything under 32" is inadequate.
Giggity
Thank you. I almost added, “That’s what she said.” But Giggity is on the mark.
You guys are making me realize I don’t have as nice of things as I thought I did.
I’m gen z but I do this too
Yup. I work for myself and sure I have quickbooks on my phone… but you bet tour ass I’m using the laptop.
i think i was born too late to relate to most millenials
for me, big computer is for either
A. Something that needs more power (gaming, CAD)
or
B. Something easier to do with a mouse and keyboard (long documents, fps games, video and photo editing, etc)
but i have no problem spending $3,000 on something through my phone screen. I bet whatever business im buying from has a mobile-first design for their website anyway
Ooh, a meme from gay comedian Justin Covington in the wild! Big ups to the big man.
The way i see it, most people have 1 expensive/powerful device for thier work, and a secondary cheaper one of the rest. I have a custom desktop PC for my important work, and a relativly cheap phone for less important/mobile stuff. While my sister is all in on her phone for her day to day things, and a budget laptop on the side.
I have my home PC that is my REAL computer, I have a laptop as an away mission computer, and I have my phone as my portable mental unwellness device.
Same. Booking flights or doing anything otherwise intricate on a laptop with its touchpad and tiny monitor is crazy.
