bapu's using it for posting.  that's about all he does....

I would be really angry if tablets replaced laptops. Fortunately that will never happen.

Beagle


bapu's posting.  that's all he does....

Succinctified!

Well..  

The microsoft surface looks interesting..  the case doubles as a keyboard.  that's pretty cool.  Is it going to kill the ipad?  i doubt it.  I also think its going to have a hard time fighting Android..  cause Android is open source..   companies will really want to use it..  

like that company that is valued at over $1 billion...  they have their own linux version..  I can't recall its name right now....

Windows 8..  imo..  really only good for ultrabooks, laptops, and desktops or, "laptops replacements."  windows is a big massive system..  without some serious power, the tablets will be very busy keeping the os running...  

but..  we will see I guess..

bapu


I mean bottom button no workie. Top button do works.

Just quoted this using my iPad 2 ....which is what I tell everyone to purchase when shopping for tablets ....


No one wants to listen to uncle mooch though 

@Linear Phase... The iPad thing is interesting and probably the best option considering they've already had a chance to mature properly but they are beeping expensive and I've resigned myself to learning all things PC at the moment. I've never been able to afford Apple gear and these days PCs and the alternatives are just as good in many ways and far less proprietary (I like tinkering and/or replacing things easily). As far as the Android stuff and opensource in general I am quite interested in learning those types of things but for now it would be adding so much more to my plate in regards to edumacation it would bury me. I am content (very content in fact) with Windows 7 and although I am firmly against Win8 taking over I would like to see what it does in the environment it was meant to do it in... which is tablets. Win 7 Home and Pro will be supported through 2018 so by then all the dust will have more than settled and I'm sure MS will have proper desktop OS replacement for it while keeping portable touchscreen versions separate or at least easy to switch between... which seems to be what Win8 does but I'm sure there will be TONS of weirdness to work out. So yes... we'll see.

Mooch4056

bapu


I mean bottom button no workie. Top button do works.

Just quoted this using my iPad 2 ....which is what I tell everyone to purchase when shopping for tablets ....


No one wants to listen to uncle mooch though 

Wow, I can reply to a quoted post too. And I do not iAnything. It must be majik?

Mooch4056


Personally when it comes to tablets and phones ... Apple leads with the way ...

I am typing this on my iPad2 .... No special anything ... Just type and look at me go 

(shrugs) 

That will teach Bapu to take my advice from now on 

So, you are saying you're not special. Or at least you don't do anything special on the forum with an iPad. 


Got it.

bapu

Mooch4056

bapu


I mean bottom button no workie. Top button do works.

Just quoted this using my iPad 2 ....which is what I tell everyone to purchase when shopping for tablets ....


No one wants to listen to uncle mooch though 

Wow, I can reply to a quoted post too. And I do not iAnything. It must be majik?

Wow, that's incredible Bapu, how did you do it?


Why I just installed a better browser, uPaB.

Beepster


I would be really angry if tablets replaced laptops. Fortunately that will never happen.

Never going to happen.  You can't do anything that resembles work on a tablet.  I got a Toshiba Thrive instead of a small laptop and then found it's useless for anything requiring typing or normal interaction.  So, I've got something to read PDF's, watch videos and play stupid games on - oh well!
 
This is still my favorite mobile device though: