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If you're talking about OS X (which shares the same kernel as iOS) it's only been around since roughly 2000. OS X is completely different than the old Mac OS versions. If you really want to be nerdy and say that OS X is just Unix and it's been around for around 30 years I'd agree. Windows RT would have been much more interesting it it had been Metro (or whatever they are calling it now) *only*. As far as the application argument goes, "apps" as we've come to call them represent a new generation of software and I don't think it's necessarily fair to compare them to traditional desktop applications. That goes regardless of what platform you're talking about. When people talk about wanting "apps" they're probably talking about software that works on a tablet that doesn't include things included in the traditional Windows/OS X/Gnome/KDE user interfaces. And Kaplin, I've never said that tablets will fully replace laptops or desktops for many purposes. For lots of people in a number of situations a tablet of some kind works as well if not better for them than a laptop. It's the whole truck vs. car analogy. Trucks and full computers are good for heavy tasks. Cars and tablets are better for other things. Put a different way, if all I'm going to do when I'm away from the office is reading or writing then a tablet works just fine for me. If I need to work on a spreadsheet or crunch some real data then I need at least a laptop if not something bigger. That means that my iPad has replaced a laptop for me when I'm going on weekend trips but it sure as hell hasn't replaced my Precision M4500 laptop or T3500 workstation for other work. |
It's funny, because when the iPad was first released, a lot of us were hoping for an OS X based device, rather than iOS. Now that the market has been set with that "type" of device, many people, including myself, are doubting whether such a market exists - at least right now.
We'll see. I wish Microsoft well, and I probably have some bias against them. Innovation is good though. I think their marketing is so confused they'll struggle to find any meaningful market share though. |
Pretty cool new system for Kindles...
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btw.. I agree with those here that see no use for a $500 Windows Rt tablet. just seems silly to me... but apparently others don't agree...
http://seattletimes.com/html/microso..._sell_out.html of course, we don;='t know how many were available for preorder... could be a ridiculously small number. |
IF Google really is launching a few new tricks at this event... gonna be a huge season for tablets starting in November...
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ga...ices-1C6532066 |
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A couple guesses: That invitation looks like Google Now. So I think it's fair to say we'll see more there. Also, the playground is open? More content deals maybe (please...)? |
Any Android device is already going the advertising route.
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Google is already significantly limiting their profit with the Nexus line.
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not to mention pissing off other android tablet manufacturers.
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If by some miracle they do release a decent $99 tablet... or hell even a $149 tablet.. they should sell the bejezes out of them if they aren't total crap on the specs. |
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But the Nexus has been out for what, six months? Maybe we'll see a 32 gig version, but I don't think Google will do anything more. As for 10in tablet, I don't know. But Google has never been good at keeping secrets, and we haven't seen anything there. I think this announcement will be content based, and not hardware (other than new Nexus phone, which has been leaking for ages). |
So, should I wait on a Windows8 tablet to come out for my business or go with an Ipad or Android Tablet?
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American Airlines pilots are using iPads.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/...ases_of_flight as are many other pilots, including the Air Force. http://www.kvoa.com/news/many-pilots...n-the-cockpit/ |
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