Re: [NTLK] the Tablet Rumor arises AGAIN!

From: Harry Teasley (hteasley_at_gmail.com)
Date: Fri Feb 10 2006 - 12:23:40 PST


On 2/10/06, Victor Rehorst <victor_at_newtontalk.net> wrote:

> Remember, a corporation's ultimate responsibility is to its shareholders, and
> shareholders want to make money. New funky interfaces are not required to
> make money.

New funky interfaces are a great way to rapidly lose money and
marketshare, for that matter, especially new interfaces that require
new input devices.

There was very little that was actually *done* in that video that
couldn't be done faster in a traditional interface, aside from the
nifty swirly stuff. If an application's purpose is to translate and
zoom photos, and does nothing else, a mouse can be just as effective
and probably faster to use.

Harry

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