Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-05 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:56 PM, Ian wrote: On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 11:34 -0500, T. J. Brumfield wrote: The cheapest iPad is $500, and comparable tablets are priced along the same lines. There are cheap tablets more in the $99-$150 range, but they are underpowered compared to the iPad and Galaxy

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-05 Thread jonathon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 11/05/2010 03:35 PM, Benjamin Horst wrote: It doesn't even need to be built on the existing LibO code-it could be built using LibO's ODF libraries, though, for perfect file compatibility. Users won't care what the underlying code is; as long as

[tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi Ian, On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 12:50 +, Ian wrote: Ok, perhaps a daft suggestion but the principle is that all cell phones will have a vast amount of RAM and fast CPUs in the next 2 to 3 years. A gig of RAM is normal now, it would have been unthinkable 10 years ago. Sure - but our

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread Benjamin Horst
Hi all, On Nov 3, 2010, at 9:38 AM, Ian wrote: On Wed, 2010-11-03 at 09:09 -0400, Michael Meeks wrote: Hi Ian, I've seen OO.o running quite nicely on small ARM devices as native code; that would be my approach to mobile. So why is there no strategy to get OOo on to these mobile devices? Or

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread T. J. Brumfield
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com wrote: I expect the iPad and upcoming Android tablets to become the dominant computing platform in developing countries--they are cheaper and make a simple upgrade path from the mobile phones that are the primary means of internet

Re: [tdf-discuss] java / phone strategy ..

2010-11-03 Thread todd rme
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 12:34 PM, T. J. Brumfield enderand...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Benjamin Horst bho...@mac.com wrote: From a broad view of future success, tablets merit a great deal of attention on our part. As I mentioned elsewhere, a LibreOffice Touch for