I don't see why schools try to find a middle ground... they should do both in a relatively separate manner.
At schools in Scotland in the late Eighties they did - I sat separate exams for Arithmetic and Maths. The former was all paper and pencil, the latter scientific calculators were allowed.
Right yes, that's fine and good for *video*. I don't see HTML5 producing anything of the caliber of the examples I gave above though. Even if the major browsers implement it consistently. Which they won't.
What do you want to buy, a computer or a tablet? They aren't the same thing.
That's nonsense! Tablet PCs have been around for _years_, typically in two different form factors - slate (no hardware keyboard) and convertible (hardware keyboard, touch screen swivels down over the top). Available in many different configurations (think toughbook) and as powerful as a standard laptop; capable of running any flavour of Windows or Linux.
People don't look at a smartphone and compare them to laptops
You've answered your own question there. One is a phone, the other is a computer.
There's been a lot of good discussion here about the device, (it's capabilities, it's pricing), the pros and cons of open versus closed hardware at a given price point, market need, etc etc. I'd guess a good majority of/. readers are well enough informed about the iPad to be able (to a greater or lesser degree) to make a fairly informed choice about whether the product is suitable for them or not.
The thing that gets my goat though, is that due to the Jobs effect, and the massive marketing might of Apple, a vast number of poor schmos will end up owning one of these devices without really knowing why.
'So what', I hear you cry; 'caveat emptor'!
The problem is, that I'm gonna have to listen to these clueless boguns banging on about their shitty iPads for years...
That's pretty short sighted to be honest. There are (believe it or not) many more applications for the Flash Player than playing video.
A couple of examples, off the top of my head:
It doesn't matter if OS X is completely open and exposed with no protection at all. If it's not being infected, it is by definition, more secure.
Sorry, that's a ridiculous thing to say.
Analogy: I lock my front door, my next door neighbour doesn't lock theirs. My lock is forced and my house broken into. Next door is not broken into. Therefore it is, by definition, more secure to leave your door unlocked...
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The creator's website actually lists someone from MS Research as one of his advisors for the project.
No it doesn't - the MS Research guys were his examiners, not his advisers.
I don't see why schools try to find a middle ground... they should do both in a relatively separate manner.
At schools in Scotland in the late Eighties they did - I sat separate exams for Arithmetic and Maths. The former was all paper and pencil, the latter scientific calculators were allowed.
Wait, did you just equate building a heat-seeking missile to taping a can of spray paint to a pole?
Right, so when you say a computer and a tablet aren't the same thing, you mean Steve says they aren't the same thing.
Right yes, that's fine and good for *video*. I don't see HTML5 producing anything of the caliber of the examples I gave above though. Even if the major browsers implement it consistently. Which they won't.
Interesting for sure. I'd like to see the P&L for each category rather than the turnover though.
What do you want to buy, a computer or a tablet? They aren't the same thing.
That's nonsense! Tablet PCs have been around for _years_, typically in two different form factors - slate (no hardware keyboard) and convertible (hardware keyboard, touch screen swivels down over the top). Available in many different configurations (think toughbook) and as powerful as a standard laptop; capable of running any flavour of Windows or Linux.
People don't look at a smartphone and compare them to laptops
You've answered your own question there. One is a phone, the other is a computer.
The thing that gets my goat though, is that due to the Jobs effect, and the massive marketing might of Apple, a vast number of poor schmos will end up owning one of these devices without really knowing why.
'So what', I hear you cry; 'caveat emptor'!
The problem is, that I'm gonna have to listen to these clueless boguns banging on about their shitty iPads for years...
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Apple makes almost all their money in hardware sales.
[citation required]
*cough - netbook
Sure, the problem being that you are renting a seat but paying enough to buy the cinema outright!
Audio synthesis: http://www.hobnox.com/index.1056.en.html
Image creation: http://aviary.com/
PDF creation: http://alivepdf.bytearray.org/
There are thousands more of course, these are just the ones that sparked my interest in the last couple of weeks.
It doesn't matter if OS X is completely open and exposed with no protection at all. If it's not being infected, it is by definition, more secure.
Sorry, that's a ridiculous thing to say. Analogy: I lock my front door, my next door neighbour doesn't lock theirs. My lock is forced and my house broken into. Next door is not broken into. Therefore it is, by definition, more secure to leave your door unlocked...
I'm not sure. Did you wet your pants whilst alseep?
And sometimes time goes away. I tend to notice this most when I become absorbed in a good novel.
Or drink a little too much...