From: Jon Glass (jonglass_at_usa.net)
Date: Sat Oct 16 2004 - 23:42:25 PDT
> On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:40:47 -0700, Martin Joseph
> <martynt_at_barknaturalpet.com> wrote:
>
> There is a very real technical reason they developed Windows
> CE/PocketPC rather then just selling windows in that market...
Actually, Marty, I think that what you are missing is this very point
that the oqo is trying to make! These guys are trying to tear down the
walls of technical limitations that have been holding back handheld
PCs. We all know that handhelds have, up to now, required severe
limitations in memory, processor speed and storage, as well as
power-saving features being essential, but think about it this way...
What if all you had to do to have your full computer with you was to
unplug a tiny box from your "desktop" computer, and there you had it.
You could use all that data wherever you were, and with whatever other
hardware you had. You need to call someone, but he's not in your
phone's memory (I have this happen to me too frequently)? Simply send
it from your PC via BlueTooth--your PC that is held in the palm of your
hand. You are at lunch, and you suddenly realize that a statement you
made in your important paper was wrong? No big deal, pull your PC out
of your pocket, and make the edit. You want to listen to a tune you
haven't thought if in ages? No big deal, just listen to it. You fill
your 1 meg memory card on your camera? Again, simply copy it to your
PC.
I can tell you what I envision. Rather than having one PC, I would like
to see all that stuff fit on a credit-card-sized memory storage device
that could be slipped into whatever device I wanted, and whatever data
contained therein would be accessible on this device, whether it be a
phone, a music player, a camera a PDA or a desktop or laptop computer.
I would love to see seamless integration between all these platforms.
This is what I would like to see.... The oqo is merely the first
serious step in this direction, and I shan't knock it! It may not meet
my needs--yet, but that does not mean that it couldn't have potential!
BTW, there is _nothing_ inherently _wrong_ with having a desktop OS on
a handheld. This is where scalability would come in. It would have to
know when it was being used as a handheld, and scale the environment
appropriately, working with the stylus input and the necessary
limitations of screen size, etc. I do not see this as an insurmountable
obstacle. I think it will just take intelligence and some creative
thinking to make it work and work well.
P.S. For the record, the guys who created the oqo worked on the
original titanium 15" TiBook for Apple, and when they came up with the
idea for the oqo, left Apple but approached Steve Jobs with the
proposal, and wanted to use OS X for the operating system!!! You can
see from the result that Steve Jobs refused them! It might be worth
considering these things when discussing this device... ... for better
or for worse...
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