Oh, he's PREDICTING that they'll do well--but mostly because the first words out of his mouth were probably "why would anyone want that?". That comic is, um... Very true-to-life. Scary true-to-life.

That does make a certain amount of sense. Smart phones CAN be a huge pain to use as a PHONE, which is one reason why it works for me: I rarely actually TALK on mine. I'm glad that you're enjoying your new gadget! It's always fun to get something from The Future! ™