Yep, the pad seems to be closer to a cell phone than a computer. I was surprised at how the difference plays out in what you expect it to accomplish. Pretty much, if it's able to consume from the Internet, it works great (with the exception of Angry Birds, of course.) Other wise, to me at least, it seems crippled (although Angry birds almost makes up for it.)
I keep forgetting that it's MicroSofff that tries to turn everything into a nail for their Windows hammer. Mike > On Jun 24, 2011, at 6:12 PM, Mike Copeland wrote: > >> That seemed odd to me that they would start from scratch with a totally >> new OS for the iPad. I guess they realized that using one of their BSD >> derivatives as a launch point was not a smart move. > > Not so odd when you consider that they were trying to create an entire > new class of device. They were most certainly *not* trying to make a small > version of a computer, in the manner of a netbook. Most computer devs who > tried it were disappointed (at least initially) because they expected it to > be a computer, but flatter, and it just isn't that. > > > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
