Why the manual is dead

by Ulrike Parson , Dr. Achim Steinacker, Empolis Intelligent Views on August 10, 2015

Remember your first mobile phone? Mine was shaped like a bone, nine inches high and weighed at least a pound. I used it to make phone talks, that's it. Today I have a smartphone that I sometimes use for calls.

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