May the battle of the Slates begin.![]()
That monstrosity doesn't look like my iMac. Maybe the base, a little bit. But not the screen, enclosure, or peripherals. Don't bring Apple down.![]()
I think Apple is going to make a competent product with their tablet. Sadly it will be an Apple product.Gruber nailed it:
Engadget’s Live Coverage of Steve Ballmer’s CES Keynote
One odd takeaway: what Microsoft once called “tablet PCs”, it now calls “slate PCs”. This strikes me as beyond coincidence regarding the hype from MacRumors’ story that Apple has the trademark and domain name for “iSlate”. I honestly think Microsoft renamed these things on the basis on a rumored name for Apple’s tablet, just to try to **** with them. (I can’t wait for all the stories, when Apple unveils The Tablet with some name other than “iSlate”, that Apple changed the name at the last minute because of these Microsoft jobbies.)
Anyway, all these “slates” announced tonight are just tablet PCs running Windows 7 — a terrible interface for a touch screen. Nice job, Ashlee Vance of the New York Times.
Maybe Microsoft thinks they’re somehow sticking it to Apple by taking the “slate” name first, but everything tablet-related they announced on stage was boring non-news. This is a comparison they want to draw with Apple?
Is it just me, or does everything HP make look like an Apple rip-off?
I think Apple is going to make a competent product with their tablet. Sadly it will be an Apple product.
The key is to avoid product collisions and watch your price.
24" laptop??? What's the point?
A 24 inch laptop? WTF.
Excessive control freak works both ways. I haven't used a Windows 7 touch device beyond a HP TouchSmart. It works for short periods but your arms tend to get tired. A slate is much more manageable to lug and use than a desktop. I'd still need to play with how Windows 7 handles touch only.Why is it sad?![]()
I will give Microsoft one thumb up for the Live Keynote feed on their website. Apple really ought to do that sometime soon. Otherwise... Blegh.
Excessive control freak works both ways. I haven't used a Windows 7 touch device beyond a HP TouchSmart. It works for short periods but your arms tend to get tired. A slate is much more manageable to lug and use than a desktop. I'd still need to play with how Windows 7 handles touch only.
Apple has the interface side down. Now it's coming up with a purpose. It's trying to be too many things at once but can't satisfy expectations and it appears to be trying to leverage the illusion of specialized content.
It doesn't bring anything new compared what you already have. It's like the MacBook Air.
I'm not sure it's an illusion. One reason that tablets or slates or whatever you want to call them haven't taken off, in my opinion, is because they run desktop-class OSs. If I wanted a desktop-class OS, wouldn't I use my desktop or carry a 'book? By scaling all that overhead away, Apple has (supposedly) developed a user experience that's in line with the form factor. Instead of trying to shoe-horn an elephant into a suitcase. But I guess we'll see.Apple has the interface side down. Now it's coming up with a purpose. It's trying to be too many things at once but can't satisfy expectations and it appears to be trying to leverage the illusion of specialized content.
I agree with shoe-horning in a desktop class OS to a tablet. This is why I really like the Lenovo Hybrid. You don't lose the desktop OS or power in notebook mode. You pop the display off and you're on a touch optimized OS.I'm not sure it's an illusion. One reason that tablets or slates or whatever you want to call them haven't taken off, in my opinion, is because they run desktop-class OSs. If I wanted a desktop-class OS, wouldn't I use my desktop or carry a 'book? By scaling all that overhead away, Apple has (supposedly) developed a user experience that's in line with the form factor. Instead of trying to shoe-horn an elephant into a suitcase. But I guess we'll see.
With a web browser, the sky's the limit on content - specialized or otherwise. But no one should expect to edit HD video, write a novel, or conduct intense computing tasks on an iSlate...