Thank you, YttriumOxide. Finally, an actual, real, meaningful, use for texting. I've been looking for a reason not to leave a voice message. All of the other "reasons" are more like "justifications" for what otherwise would be a pathetic excuse.

How close are consoles to PCs already? My take is... pretty close. "PC" gaming won't die until there are keyboards controlling console games. We're close to that already. The games don't yet leverage all of the keys, but they could. Also, all modern video output from both consoles and PCs are HDMI. The "console" is basically a PC already, too, but restricts user control over hardware upgrades. It does provides some control - choice of video output, wireless NIC add-ons, HDD upgrades, USB ports for wireless peripherals. All network settings are configurable for both. Once hardware out-performs personal demands (given 1 PC per person), the PC and the console will be indiscernible.