> Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2001 16:43:57 -0500
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Newton 2002
> From: "Laurent Daudelin" <laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com>
>
>
> On 12/3/01 4:25 PM, "Bryan Cantley" <bcantley_at_fullerton.edu> wrote:
>
>> check out:
>>
>> http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,70524,tk,cx111301a,00.asp
>>
>> for info on Tablet PC.... bigger IS better! ; )
>
> Isn't that frustrating? Another thing that Apple screwed up. MicroSoft wi=
ll
> develop a new market to reap, while Apple comes up with one of the most
> expensive MP3 player, while Apple could have been the one with those tabl=
et
> PDA...
The sad thing is Microsoft having this "first announce" bonus. Were Apple t=
o
come up with a tablet tomorrow it would just lack this.
Same for any sort of TFT-iMac.
Those devices would need to have seriously innovative features to stand out
from what people have already seen.
Frustrating, to me, is that I always consider myself to be in the market fo=
r
a PDA with a bigger display, as my primary use is to put in lots and lots o=
f
handwritten text. But I am not going to buy a MS device, and any alternativ=
e
to the Newton would have to be:
- superior to the Newton regarding HWR, speed, features
- at least equal to the Newton regarding ease of use, physical quality and
energy efficiency
- 100% compatible with MacOS 9/X.
From the text I concluded that MS is again trying to squeeze a desktop
environment, something developed for and evolved along with mouse and
keyboard, into a PDA, and that's just the wrong approach.
Oliver :/
BTW: I just tested the iPod today, excellent thing! As soon it comes with a
remote I will get it. The sound is excellent, and it is also loud enough to
fit my needs. One has to protect the casing though, or it will look horribl=
e
within minutes.
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