Android Central: From the Editor's Desk: Our semi-annual reminder

dimanche 18 octobre 2015

From the Editor's Desk: Our semi-annual reminder

My grandmother turns 89 years old today. As I told her yesterday, that's pretty old. And pretty awesome, when you stop to think about it, even with the indignity that comes with aging. I like to think the things she experienced when she was my age 50 years ago (!) would be as historically amazing to me now as holding an iPhone is for her.

And it's a nice reminder that so much of what we think we care about these days simply doesn't matter in the larger scheme. I'm hardly breaking any new cranky white guy ground here, I know. Intellectually, I think we all realize just how silly we tend to get about things. And we all do it, every day. I make a living off it. And I think it's OK to be a little silly about things from time to time, so long as we at least attempt to keep some sort of context.

It's a working weekend for a few of us here, so I'll keep this brief. But we're absolutely back in the heart of the silly season, with new Nexus phones (and I'm genuinely excited for them this year), new iPhones, new Windows phones on the way, and even BlackBerry still trying to do its best impression of a company that's not yet dead. We've got loads of good stuff coming up this week and in the weeks ahead. Comparisons will be made. Tears will be shed. Insults will be traded. And then we'll do it all again next year. Or next month.

Let's just try to keep it all in context.