From: RichA on
Ballmer: Microsoft feels tablet 'urgency' CNNMoney.com

Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the
software giant is urgently working with its partners to unveil a host
of tablet computers running Windows 7, to compete with Apple's fast-
selling iPad.
From: Bruce on
On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 18:53:00 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com>
wrote:

>Ballmer: Microsoft feels tablet 'urgency' CNNMoney.com
>
>Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the
>software giant is urgently working with its partners to unveil a host
>of tablet computers running Windows 7, to compete with Apple's fast-
>selling iPad.


I have a feeling that the real competition for iPad will come from
devices using the Android OS, for example the Dell Streak.

The Streak is already available in Europe as a 5-inch tablet, but
larger sizes will soon be announced. Dell's intention is to make
Streak in a range of sizes to suit different people's needs.

However, none of this is particularly relevant to photography. ;-)

From: N on

"Bruce" <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 18:53:00 -0700 (PDT), RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Ballmer: Microsoft feels tablet 'urgency' CNNMoney.com
>>
>>Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the
>>software giant is urgently working with its partners to unveil a host
>>of tablet computers running Windows 7, to compete with Apple's fast-
>>selling iPad.
>
>
> I have a feeling that the real competition for iPad will come from
> devices using the Android OS, for example the Dell Streak.
>
> The Streak is already available in Europe as a 5-inch tablet, but
> larger sizes will soon be announced. Dell's intention is to make
> Streak in a range of sizes to suit different people's needs.
>
> However, none of this is particularly relevant to photography. ;-)
>

It is, actually. These devices might make perfect travel photo storage
devices.

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N

From: David J Taylor on
"Bruce" <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have a feeling that the real competition for iPad will come from
> devices using the Android OS, for example the Dell Streak.
>
> The Streak is already available in Europe as a 5-inch tablet, but
> larger sizes will soon be announced. Dell's intention is to make
> Streak in a range of sizes to suit different people's needs.
>
> However, none of this is particularly relevant to photography. ;-)

Having an A4- or A5-sized display pad on which to show folk your images
would be quite relevant, I would have thought, particularly if you could
use it as backup storage on trips. Something like a larger Epson
P3000/P5000

David

From: whisky-dave on

"RichA" <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Ballmer: Microsoft feels tablet 'urgency' CNNMoney.com
>
> Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said Thursday that the
> software giant is urgently working with its partners to unveil a host
> of tablet computers running Windows 7, to compete with Apple's fast-
> selling iPad.

Didn't they try to do that with the Zune.