View Single Post
AirKuhl AirKuhl is offline
Registered
 
AirKuhl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Posts: 613
Quote:
Originally Posted by island911 View Post
See, now THAT (imo) is worthwhile. ...but obviously wouldn't appeal to the many consumers who imagine the $500 iPad meeting all of their computing needs. :-/

All of these 'phone OS pads' (w/o the phone) simply annoy. (android or Mac) ...they bring up hope . . .and . . ah, crap. really? ..that's it?
I don't really know anyone who thinks that tablets are replacements for traditional computers. But they might do 90% of what you need most of the time.

We seem to be headed on a one-to-many path. You used to own one desktop computer that did everything. Then you added a laptop for mobility. Then they got cheap enough to buy one for your wife and kids.

Pretty soon you'll have tablets sitting on end tables and coffee tables around the house, another dedicated tablet magnetically clipped to the fridge for recipes and grocery lists, maybe one out in the garage for parts and instructions, our cell phones are more powerful than desktop computers a few years ago, etc.
__________________
--Pete
Gertrude
Black Betty
Voodoo Child
Old 05-19-2011, 08:35 AM
  Pelican Parts Catalog | Tech Articles | Promos & Specials    Reply With Quote #49 (permalink)