There you go again, confusing *your* needs with the needs of the vast majority of consumers (both corporate and personal)
Smartphones are also inhibited when it comes to content creation. Doesn't appear to be stopping their momentum in any way: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2379665,00.asp Even if the views you expressed were true for every single techie on the planet (and, I assure you that they are not), it would still be dwarfed by the vast majority of people that populate the earth, have disposable income, and are not techies. Also, new use cases will always spring up once devices of a certain form factor gain some traction. It's coming... you can lead, or you can follow, but it is coming to an office near you -- and soon. * * *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > I strongly disagree. The ability to manipulate content is a very big > issue, which is why a keyboard is so very important. IMNSHO, a > keyboard is even more important than a pointing device, because it > allows one to express in words. > > The tablet paradigm (if I can use such high-falutin' words) is to > transform the people into little more than passive consumers. > > Reading is fundamental (to coin a phrase), but computers are so very > much more useful than mere output devices. > > Sure, as a simple adjunct to a PC a tablet has some uses, and at a > cheap enough price I'll consider getting one, but it's a fundamentally > crippled device. > > Kurt > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 20:52, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Very well. iPhone thread. > > > > On point. Books are content. The ability to manipulate the content isn't > the > > issue. Being able to deliver it easily is. That being said I'm writing > this > > response lying flat on my back in bed because I wanted to check my mail > > before turning in. Do all that on a PC under the same conditions and we > can > > talk. > > > > On Monday, August 22, 2011, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The benefits and costs of distributing books electronically is not > >> tied to the use of tablets. You can use a PC to read a PDF or other > >> digital media just as well as on a tablet, and do much more besides, > >> given the cost differential - once you take into account the > >> peripherals needed to make the tablet as useful as a more traditional > >> laptop or PC. The loss of a keyboard, IMHO, outweighs all of the > >> supposed advantages. > >> > >> Kurt > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 18:00, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> You're still mostly wooshing here. > >>> > >>> Never did I say I bought into these concepts, but this is how it often > >>> appears to the uninitiated into the arcane art of IT. I, of course, > know > >>> that mainframes didn't die, but most of the work of the "data > processing" > >>> department was subsumed in many organizations by business units closer > to > >>> the data, and this was accelerated by the adoption of the PC and PC > >>> networks. > >>> And have you measured that against the cost of textbooks? I know a lot > >>> of > >>> administrators are crunching these numbers right now... > >>> > >>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 13:21, Jonathan Link <jonathan.l...@gmail.com > > > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > To put it another way, the data processing group got put out to > >>>> > pasture > >>>> > of > >>>> > days gone by was blindsided by the PC revolution. > >>>> > >>>> Not really - they just morphed into the IT staff of today - server > >>>> administrators. And, mainframes haven't disappeared - again, it's the > >>>> minis that got squeezed. IBM still makes a buncha money on mainframes. > >>>> > >>>> > The current generation > >>>> > of tablets are probably the most compelling piece of technology > since > >>>> > then. > >>>> > >>>> Perhaps. I've yet to be convinced. > >>>> > >>>> > Teachers and administrators are very interested in tablets because > >>>> > they > >>>> > believe they offer so much more capability for viewing and > >>>> > distributing > >>>> > content! > >>>> > >>>> The SJRDF is strong, 'tis true. I think the only advantage they show > >>>> is weight, and a multi-touch screen. For viewing content, a larger > >>>> screen gives better resolution, and for real distribution you still > >>>> need the servers on the back end. The capabilities are still lacking, > >>>> and the price is still too high. > >>>> > >>>> Kurt > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
