On Mon, 2009-10-19 at 11:06 +0000, jonathon wrote: > I was not referring to the cost of the office suite. Rather, I was > referring to the cost of the additional hardware (mouse, keyboard). > Is it cost-effective to spend US$100 for a bluetooth keyboard and > mouse for a US$250 smarrtphone/PDA?
A USB keyboard is around $5 and a USB Mouse $2 and the G-phone has a USB port so the cost to get a basic set up is minimal. No doubt I could design a cheap netbook style shell that a Smartphone could simply slide into giving an appropriate size keyboard and screen without incurring the full cost of a netbook - maybe $100 for the package, less with volume sales. Less expensive than a netbook and with the flexbility to use the phone away from the constraints of the larger size needed for a decent keyboard and screen. Actually such a package could have an optional larger battery and recharge the phone battery while it is in place and provide the additional power for more intensive work such as office apps. My G-phone is almost exclusively recharged by my EEEPC netbook. I would certainly pay $200 or more to be able to rationalise the netbook, desktop and phone technologies I own. > > If K-office does it better then OOo has a problem. If K-office gets > established in the mobile space I doubt OOo will then get in at all. > > jonathon -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@marketing.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@marketing.openoffice.org
