Re: NEWS: iPad gouges netbook sales

In article <k7-(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> John Navas wrote:
> > Tablets look set a displace the netbook, if figures from market watcher
> > DisplaySearch are to be believed.
>
> Will reverse as soon as word gets out that current tablets are woefully
> inadequate, under-performing netbooks and an untenable form factor pda.
>

What really bugs me about the iPad and recent "tablets" is that they are
so far from being a "REAL" tablet pc that they need a new term, maybe
"app-pad" or something.

FWIW there ARE real tablets on the market, and have been for years, that
are full-function PCs that run everything modern laptops and desktops
can run--plus pen-centric stuff you can't even run on standard pcs. I do
90% of my day-to-day PC work on a 5 year old Motion M1400 tablet
(complete with docking station, keyboard, mouse, extended desktop on 2nd
monitor, and multiple usb hubs) and it's 1.1Ghz Pentium M/2GB memory is
ancient compared to the multi-core models available now.
--
Jud
Dallas TX USA

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Jud
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> What really bugs me about the iPad and recent "tablets" is that they are
> so far from being a "REAL" tablet pc that they need a new term, maybe
> "app-pad" or something.

where is this definition written?

> FWIW there ARE real tablets on the market, and have been for years, that
> are full-function PCs that run everything modern laptops and desktops
> can run--plus pen-centric stuff you can't even run on standard pcs. I do
> 90% of my day-to-day PC work on a 5 year old Motion M1400 tablet
> (complete with docking station, keyboard, mouse, extended desktop on 2nd
> monitor, and multiple usb hubs) and it's 1.1Ghz Pentium M/2GB memory is
> ancient compared to the multi-core models available now.

and they didn't sell very well.

it's not what people actually want.

Jud <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> What really bugs me about the iPad and recent "tablets" is that they are
> so far from being a "REAL" tablet pc that they need a new term, maybe
> "app-pad" or something.
>
>

We could call it "WebTV", but I think that name is branded and we'd get
sued....(c;]

iPad is just another WebTV device....connecting to the cloud.


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Watch the FULL video. I dare ya! Shechitah barbarians!

Larry

"News" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Jud wrote:
>> In article <k7-(E-Mail Removed)>,
>> (E-Mail Removed) says...
>>> John Navas wrote:
>>>> Tablets look set a displace the netbook, if figures from market watcher
>>>> DisplaySearch are to be believed.
>>> Will reverse as soon as word gets out that current tablets are woefully
>>> inadequate, under-performing netbooks and an untenable form factor pda.
>>>
>>
>> What really bugs me about the iPad and recent "tablets" is that they are
>> so far from being a "REAL" tablet pc that they need a new term, maybe
>> "app-pad" or something.
>
> maxiPads
>
>>
>> FWIW there ARE real tablets on the market, and have been for years, that
>> are full-function PCs that run everything modern laptops and desktops can
>> run--plus pen-centric stuff you can't even run on standard pcs. I do 90%
>> of my day-to-day PC work on a 5 year old Motion M1400 tablet (complete
>> with docking station, keyboard, mouse, extended desktop on 2nd monitor,
>> and multiple usb hubs) and it's 1.1Ghz Pentium M/2GB memory is ancient
>> compared to the multi-core models available now.
>
>
> All of which leave maxiPads in the sanitary circular file

Over 2,000,000 people have disageed with you by voting with their wallets.
Just for fun how many real people can you round up that even remotely agree
with you? By agree with you I mean that are equally viscous Apple haters. I
know you can get Larry and Mark and a few others but far less than
2,000,000. That pretty much leaves you pissing in the wind. Eh?

"Larry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Xns9D9B884749144noonehomecom@74.209.131.13...
> Jud <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> What really bugs me about the iPad and recent "tablets" is that they are
>> so far from being a "REAL" tablet pc that they need a new term, maybe
>> "app-pad" or something.
>>
>>
>
> We could call it "WebTV", but I think that name is branded and we'd get
> sued....(c;]
>
> iPad is just another WebTV device....connecting to the cloud.
>
>
> --
> http://www.goveg.com/feat/agriproces...UStatement.asp
> Watch the FULL video. I dare ya! Shechitah barbarians!
>
> Larry
><My take if you don’t like it don’t buy it, most of us that did buy it
>didn’t expect a full blown PC, didn’t need it have 2 pcs at home, desk top
>and lap top kind of tough to carry a desk top around or a laptop along with
>a long power cord for when the batteries run down.
the Ipad fits my needs, portable, long battery life, easy to read books with
old eyes, some internet access almost anywhere, photos, music, etc many
things to keep me amused.

"Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:hvi9kp$434$(E-Mail Removed)-
september.org:

> easy to read

You must live in the DARK......(c;]

John Navas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> To my eyes the Kindle display is much easier to read for long periods of
> time.
>

Absolutely! There's no comparison to the Kindle in bright sunlight. The
brighter the sun shines on it, the brighter the display as it's sunlit, not
backlit.

Looking through that damned mirror is just awful outdoors.


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Larry

In article <Xns9D9CDB7C6F3B8noonehomecom@74.209.131.13>, Larry
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Absolutely! There's no comparison to the Kindle in bright sunlight. The
> brighter the sun shines on it, the brighter the display as it's sunlit, not
> backlit.

which is great if you are outside. most people don't read books
outside, they read them *inside*, especially when the weather is not
all that great.

there is even a kindle clip-on light because the screen is not usable
in dim light, such as reading in bed.

<http://www.amazon.com/Mighty-Bright-...-Free-Packagin
g/dp/B002CMLDT6/>

> Looking through that damned mirror is just awful outdoors.

i don't doubt it. having to see your face is sheer terror.

nospam <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:190620102159556395%
(E-Mail Removed)d:

> i don't doubt it. having to see your face is sheer terror.
>
>

Some fucking justification for that piece of shit you're defending....



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Larry

In message <Xns9D9CDB7C6F3B8noonehomecom@74.209.131.13> Larry
<(E-Mail Removed)> was claimed to have wrote:

>John Navas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>news:(E-Mail Removed) :
>
>> To my eyes the Kindle display is much easier to read for long periods of
>> time.
>>
>
>Absolutely! There's no comparison to the Kindle in bright sunlight. The
>brighter the sun shines on it, the brighter the display as it's sunlit, not
>backlit.

Fantastic. Now try that again in a dimly lit plane in a seat with the
light unfortunately located slightly ahead of you, or when your partner
is sleeping in bed beside you.

Neither is ideal in all situations.