On 30 October 2010 07:36, kevin.hooke <[email protected]> wrote: > > ... I think the computer needs to and will > become more of a consumer device. For example, it's odd when you think > about it how much time we wait for a computer to power on and boot up. > Why haven't all computers been 'instant on' up until now (ok I know > the reasons but I'm making a point). You don't wait for your oven or > TV to bootup before you can cook food or watch TV. Neither do you need > to know how your oven or TV work in order to cook food or watch a > movie.
Which is all very well, but Apple seems to be embracing the flip side of consumer devices as well. Think how much it costs to buy a replacement element for your oven if the old one fails, or the DRM restrictions you have to deal with for watching a movie nowadays. This is also part of what it means to be a modern "consumer" device. -- Kevin Wright mail / gtalk / msn : [email protected] pulse / skype: kev.lee.wright twitter: @thecoda -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
