Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-05 Thread jonathon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/05/2010 03:35 PM, Benjamin Horst wrote: > It doesn't even need to be built on the existing LibO code-it could be built > using LibO's ODF libraries, though, for perfect file compatibility. Users won't care what the underlying code is; as long a

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-05 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:56 PM, Ian wrote: > On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 11:34 -0500, T. J. Brumfield wrote: > >> The cheapest iPad is $500, and comparable tablets are priced along the same >> lines. There are "cheap" tablets more in the $99-$150 range, but they are >> underpowered compared to the iPad a

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread Ian
On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 11:34 -0500, T. J. Brumfield wrote: > The cheapest iPad is $500, and comparable tablets are priced along the same > lines. There are "cheap" tablets more in the $99-$150 range, but they are > underpowered compared to the iPad and Galaxy Tab. > > The iPad only has 512 MB of R

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread todd rme
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 12:34 PM, T. J. Brumfield wrote: > On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Benjamin Horst wrote: >> >From a broad view of future success, tablets merit a great deal of >> attention on our part. As I mentioned elsewhere, a "LibreOffice Touch" for >> tablets would be huge. We'd "out

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread T. J. Brumfield
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Benjamin Horst wrote: > I expect the iPad and upcoming Android tablets to become the dominant > computing platform in developing countries--they are cheaper and make a > simple upgrade path from the mobile phones that are the primary means of > internet access in

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread Benjamin Horst
Hi all, On Nov 3, 2010, at 9:38 AM, Ian wrote: > On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 09:09 -0400, Michael Meeks wrote: >> Hi Ian, I've seen OO.o running quite nicely on small ARM devices as native code; that would be my approach to mobile. >>> >>> So why is there no strategy to get OOo on to these mo

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread Ian
On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 09:09 -0400, Michael Meeks wrote: > Hi Ian, > > On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 12:50 +, Ian wrote: > > Ok, perhaps a daft suggestion but the principle is that all cell phones > > will have a vast amount of RAM and fast CPUs in the next 2 to 3 years. A > > gig of RAM is normal now,

[tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi Ian, On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 12:50 +, Ian wrote: > Ok, perhaps a daft suggestion but the principle is that all cell phones > will have a vast amount of RAM and fast CPUs in the next 2 to 3 years. A > gig of RAM is normal now, it would have been unthinkable 10 years ago. Sure - but ou