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From: SMS on 6 Mar 2010 12:23 Jeff Liebermann wrote: > On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:12:08 -0800, John Navas > <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > >> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/06/microsoft_courier_details_report/> >> >> Could be an iPad killer -- Microsoft may have finally got one right. > > It was also leaked about 6 months ago. Nothing happened: > <http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/09/23/microsoft_courier/> > It sure looks nice. However, since it's Zune based (WinCE 6), my > guess(tm) is that there will be copious legal limitations and > entanglements limiting user installed software, music, user created It doesn't matter how great the hardware is, where are the apps? The iPad is going to be the 2010 "educational" toy and entertainment device sitter that parents buy their kids. Those kids with a Nintendo DSi in the car will be so 2009. The Microsoft product, if it's real, is going to be more of a product used for actual work. > apps, etc. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting for Microsoft Surface: Microsoft Surface has been in commercial use for several years already.
From: JC Dill on 6 Mar 2010 13:26 SMS wrote: > Microsoft Surface has been in commercial use for several years already. Is this the software we are seeing on large screen TVs in TV newsrooms where the reporter is using pinching and swiping movements to shrink and move various windows? I've seen a lot of this in the past few weeks on the news and on some tech TV dramas (CSI? or similar). jc
From: John Slade on 6 Mar 2010 17:33 John Navas wrote: > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/06/microsoft_courier_details_report/> > > Could be an iPad killer -- Microsoft may have finally got one right. > The iPad is Apple's entry into the Netbook market IMO. I think the iPad killer will be better more powerful netbooks that are powered by laptop CPUs and graphics. The iPad uses watered down everything and I don't know how well it will do given the netbook market and how the typical netbook is far more powerful and versatile than the iPad. John
From: JC Dill on 6 Mar 2010 18:45 John Slade wrote: > The iPad uses watered down everything and I > don't know how well it will do given the netbook market and how the > typical netbook is far more powerful and versatile than the iPad. Not everyone wants (or needs) the most powerful and versatile item. For many people, ease of use is far more important, and this is where Apple's design often excels over other items in the marketplace. The reason the iPod became the dominant mp3 player was because it is easy to use - not just to play music but also to load/buy music. The reason the iPhone has become such a dominant phone/web/music appliance is again, it's very easy to use, including an easy way to add applications. If Apple is as successful with the iPad's design, there's every reason to believe that a large percent of the market will find "easy to use" and "powerful enough" to be compelling reasons to buy, trumping "more powerful" and "more versatile" but harder to use products from other computer manufacturers. jc
From: SMS on 6 Mar 2010 20:24
John Slade wrote: > John Navas wrote: >> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/06/microsoft_courier_details_report/> >> >> >> Could be an iPad killer -- Microsoft may have finally got one right. >> > > The iPad is Apple's entry into the Netbook market IMO. I think > the iPad killer will be better more powerful netbooks that are powered > by laptop CPUs and graphics. The iPad uses watered down everything and I > don't know how well it will do given the netbook market and how the > typical netbook is far more powerful and versatile than the iPad. I bet the iPad is going to be a _huge_ seller. It's not a netbook competitor (that's the MacBook Air), it's a whole new segment. iPad is going to be huge in the kids market. iPhone users probably won't buy it because they don't want to pay another $30 a month in addition to the $70+/month they are already paying. At least there's a lot of apps that are more than just games, unlike the Nintendo DS/DSi. If someone figures out how to get a USB port onto it it could have a lot of vertical market applications as well. |