Apps have definitely changed the delivery marketplace because now 90% of people’s mobile use is coming from apps. Apps have been beneficial to numerous companies because they offer worldwide exposure meaning that people across the world can gain access to the company and its tools instead of only local exposure. “The Mobile Browser Is Dead, Long Live The App,” states that only 22 minutes per day are spent in the browser as a result of the use of the mobile web is dropping while the methodology of Android and iOS is the dominant viewpoint. Apps are slowly taking over the use of a web browser because they are very quick and convenient. Through an app, you can order a meal, clean your house, order groceries to be delivered to your doorstep, get an Uber to take you anywhere, or order clothes from around the world. These apps have become our very lives, the oxygen we breathe considering that as soon as we wake up, we jump on our smartphones to check many of our numerous apps for messages from families/friends, updates on our orders placed through a company’s app, or reminders for what we will be doing that day. For example, we use Maps on iOS or Google Maps to ensure that we are not lost on our way to a destination, social media apps such as Facebook and WhatsApp to keep in contact with friends and family, the calendar app to stay aware of upcoming plans or deadlines, and shopping apps such as Amazon and clothing stores to manage our shopping habits. It makes me stop to think what we would do if we did not have access to these apps. We would most likely have to search for all of these companies through our web browsers which would take a longer time and most likely turn away those who are looking to get things done quickly and efficiently. I personally don’t see digital currency such as Bitcoin lasting very long because of the many issues described in “How Bitcoin Ends.” However, there are some benefits to using digital currency such as lower transaction costs, the ability to pay at anytime, and protection of your identity. In the article it states that “the money itself is worthless. Less than worthless, in fact. We are spending massive amounts of machine cycles and electricity, burning fossils fuels for no reason other than to prove our commitment to the coin. ” So basically, we are destroying our environment for digital currency that is not worth anything, if that doesn’t scream danger to you, then you must be oblivious. Also, no one seems to be discussing what will happen at the end once all of the bitcoins are mined. There is no plan being created by the blockchain investors, miners, and scholars for when this occurs which is also destructive in itself because what will happen to the people who use their computers and electricity to build the block chain in order to be paid in bitcoins. If there are no more bitcoins, what will they be paid with and how will this form of digital currency survive and stay above the waters? That is the main issue with Bitcoin and the fact that the people at the head of this business have no idea what they will be doing once all of the Bitcoins are mined answers the question of what the future of digital currency will look like, there most likely will be no future.
Mar 26