Sun Microsystem’s CEO, Jonathan Schwartz, has posted an interesting blog about the future of mobile phones, Just Ask a Teenager. Yes, yes… I hear you are asking, “Are you sure Sun’s CEO is talking about mobile phone?” Shouldn’t he talk about ultra-fast multi-processor server or the most secure and reliable data storage. Well, not this time… :)

Here is what Jonathan said in his blog:

…But considering the volumes – nearly 5x the number of people buy a phone each year, than buy a PC, the conclusion seems obvious. And I don’t know about you, but when I sample my nieces and nephews, even those in the USA, with “which would you rather have, a new iPod, a Motorola RAZR, Danger’s HipTop, Microsoft’s XBox or Windows Vista?”, I get a pretty consistent answer. (Hint: it ain’t Vista.)…

I think this is just confirmation that we are on the right track. Mobile phone (or “cellular phone” as they call this gadget in the US) may have a chance to replace handheld and laptop in near future.