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Apple Newton vs Samsung Q1 UMPC
An anonymous reader writes "CNET has run a comparison between the 1997 Apple Newton and a modern Windows ultra mobile PC, the Samsung Q1. Remarkably, the Newton comes off as the winner. From the article: 'An operating system designed for a desktop computer will rarely shoehorn well into a portable device, yet that is exactly what Samsung has tried to do with the Q1. Very little consideration has been given to the differing priorities of desktop and small-form computer users. Windows is a one-size-fits-all solution, whereas the Newton OS is very specifically built for the efficient use of a small screen and stylus.'"
I happen to love car analogies. There is no car analogy that can't be tortured to explain or describe anything in the universe.
However, in this case, a better car analogy would be to compare a '57 Thunderbird (Newton) with a '87 Yugo (Q1). Er, a really expensive Yugo. With a really small gas tank. =)
The latest is not always the greatest. People will remember the Newton long long after the Q1 is forgotten. Love it or hate it, it's a computing classic.
It's not offtopic, dumbass. It's orthogonal.