On Jan 31, 2008 2:03 PM, Michael Manthey
<michael_manthey@magicvillage.de> wrote:
> John, that truly is a fascinating concept!
>
> Do I get it right, that you are thinking of a scalable device in the manner of one of these Babuschka dolls? So that what you start with is a sort of PDA/mobile phone that plugs into your notebook, which itself would be merely a receptacle with display and keyboard and could be turned into a slate as well?
>
> In a way that's the exact opposite of the Palm as a "dumb" extension of the desktop computer - now the desktop/notebook would be the extension of your PDA. And all that controlled by a scalable OS. Intriguing.
In a word, yes. :-) That has been my ideal since the OQO was first
announced. Now, though, I would revise it somewhat.
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