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From: zoara on 10 Apr 2010 04:45 Jochem Huhmann <joh(a)gmx.net> wrote: > usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) writes: > > > Howard <Howard.not(a)home.com> wrote: > > > >> Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: > >> > >> > Of course, people who work from home or are retired have a much > > > > greater > >> > need for a printer; I fully accept this. > >> > >> But they will also have a desktop device. This iPad device format > > > is not > >> intended and I believe will not really be used as a sole computer > > > device > >> in the vast majority of homes. > > > > I think you need to read back a bit. This is a thread about how it > > could > > be used as a sole computer device. > > > > For that, printing would be very useful. > > I think neither the hardware nor the basic software or the concept of > the thing precludes standalone use. It's basically just a matter of a > software update and some extension of MobileMe to provide cloud space > for backups. With Apple just finishing a giant new datacenter and > iPhone > OS 4.0 on its way I wouldn't be surprised if all of this will nicely > fit > together later this year. Me too. I feel like there might be something big on the horizon - the "cloud" done right, with typical Apple polish and flair (and restrictions). I like Android's "Type your Google username and password and we'll do the rest" setup process. Great when buying a new device to replace a lost, broken, or old one. And it would be great to share documents or get them on your iPhone or iPad just by pointing your web browser or desktop client at Apple's datacentre. Edit a document on the desktop Mac, then grab the iPad and head out the door knowing you can tweak the document on the train... I just hope whatever Apple does is free, at least for a certain amount of storage. It would be nice if developers could rely on every iPhone or iPad user having an account where data could be stored and synced. > And I totally agree that the iPad cries for being usable without > another > computer. Definitely. -z- -- email: nettid1 at fastmail dot fm
From: Peter Ceresole on 10 Apr 2010 04:58 zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > Of course, we don't actually know yet whether people will think of this > as a "computer" or a "big iPod touch". I suspect that both will happen, although with time (after the early iPod adopter nerds have bought their fill) probably more people will opt for the 'computer' idea. It's simply too big for a phone or a music player, but exactly what a portable computer should be. Anyway it doesn't matter; people will use it (or not) as they think fit, and Apple will have to make it a viable proposition for both kinds of user. Either that, or finish up with another Newton on their hands. Remember William Gibson's accurate phrase; 'The street finds its own use for things'. Too many nerds forget that. -- Peter
From: Pd on 10 Apr 2010 06:33 zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > I feel like there might be something big on the horizon - the > "cloud" done right, with typical Apple polish and flair (and > restrictions). [...] > I just hope whatever Apple does is free Am I mistaken thinking that this hope is four levels beyond "forlorn"? -- Pd
From: Woody on 10 Apr 2010 06:52 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > zoara <me18(a)privacy.net> wrote: > > > Of course, we don't actually know yet whether people will think of this > > as a "computer" or a "big iPod touch". > > I suspect that both will happen, although with time (after the early > iPod adopter nerds have bought their fill) probably more people will opt > for the 'computer' idea. It's simply too big for a phone or a music > player, but exactly what a portable computer should be. > > Anyway it doesn't matter; people will use it (or not) as they think fit, > and Apple will have to make it a viable proposition for both kinds of > user. Either that, or finish up with another Newton on their hands. Oh I wish. Remember when they killed the newton it was not only good, it was profitable. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Jim on 10 Apr 2010 06:56
Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > Anyway it doesn't matter; people will use it (or not) as they think fit, > > and Apple will have to make it a viable proposition for both kinds of > > user. Either that, or finish up with another Newton on their hands. > > Oh I wish. Remember when they killed the newton it was not only good, it > was profitable. Tragically, it suffered from being a John Sculley product and therefore had to die. Jim -- "Microsoft admitted its Vista operating system was a 'less good product' in what IT experts have described as the most ambitious understatement since the captain of the Titanic reported some slightly damp tablecloths." http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/ |