On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 02:06:04PM -0400, Daniel Staal wrote: > On Thu, July 21, 2011 1:11 pm, Chad Perrin wrote: > > > > If all they want is a toy with a Web browser and an email client, I guess > > that works for them. I don't know if they really count for purposes of > > discussing the possible replacement of desktops and laptops, though, > > because what they really need is not a general-purpose personal computer > > at all. > > One of the people I know uses this as his work laptop, running Excel, > Powerpoint, Outlook, Word, etc. (Of course, he's not running Android at > that point...) The 'laptop' is a tablet in a case with a bluetooth > keyboard. He uses this _at his desk in the office, next to a desktop > computer._ (Because he can then take the work home with him, or bring it > to a meeting.)
Frankly, I'm of the opinion that an office suite is just more toy software. It just happens to be toy software with ungodly resource requirements and a veneer of "professionalism". Until I get the kind of development environment I have on my FreeBSD systems, ability to run test environments (Web servers, for instance), and so on, I don't call it a full-power OS. If all you're doing with it is email, making slides for another pointless presentation, and updating your resume, you're still using a toy, or maybe an appliance. I suppose others might disagree. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]
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