For hundreds of millions of people, mobile phones are not just their first computer but their first electrical device of any kind.
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@oothenigerian How many farmers in rural Myanmar owned a walkman? A torch? A radio?
@BenedictEvans I would also doubt a person who could never afford/operate/need a torch/radio would go for a phone as a first device.
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@oothenigerian it's been happening for several years now -
@BenedictEvans I don't know about Myanmar. But in rural Nigeria/Sub Saharan Africa (massive population) torches/radios usually come first. - 1 more reply
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