canada is a weird place. in US if your business relies on the internet to function then you better be really good at doing internets, otherwise you'll be SOL when your shizz goes down. nobody holds your hand.
compared to a macbook air 11", my ipad air 2 with clamcase shell is 2 inches shorter in width, 0.75 inches longer in depth, and 0.06 inches taller in height. it's also 3 oz lighter. the screen is 20% smaller in area, but because the aspect ratio is 4:3 instead of 16:9 it's much easier on the eye for most applications.
You do realize than none of those things are necessarily because of the tablet+case configuration you have chosen?
true true. I'm just trying to provide specific backup to support my claim. And the easiest thing for me to use as support is the ipad I'm typing on right now.
I'm a big believer that tablets will replace laptops. [...] Rumor mill says Apple will be updating the MacBook air to be a tablet/laptop hybrid, possibly like the set up I described. That would be cool!
I agree with the latter, but not the former. A convertible with a proper keyboard and touchpad, combined with a hybrid touch/pointer-OS is infinitely more usable than a tablet with a keyboard slapped on to it.
we're saying the same thing. tablets as they exist today won't replace laptops, but tablets are invading the land of laptops and will kill the men and fuck the women to produce a generation of tablet/laptop hybrids. In addition, tablet culture and sensibilities will displace laptop culture. While the future is hybrids, the tablet will have effectively "won" and laptops "lost".
if this is the case, then the customer is getting railroaded. There are plenty of plans available that do not include the phone and which will save you $30-$40 per month.
I'm so weary of the elon boner around here. if we're going to vote for tech companies who are fighting against protectionist industries I'd rather vote for uber.
I think that Snowden would have been the 100% best choice for 2013, but this isn't the nobel prize and a 2014 award should honor somebody who broke new ground in 2014.
That is interesting stuff. A question for you, what's google's take on the dark web? things like iphones, facebook posts, apple maps, etc, where many people spend the majority of their internet time but google doesn't have a window in? does google see this as a threat?
I agree somewhat, again based on my own experience. My own thoughts: * text editing is a pain using the ipad touchscreen, because it's hard to do precise and fast cursor placement. But once I got a keyboard, I was able to use the arrow keys which make going around a doc much easier. arrow up/down/left right to move cursor, shift-arrow to highlight, control-arrow to move to beginning or end of line, option-arrow to move cursor by word, option-shift-arrow to highlight by word, etc. also the old standby's ctrl-x, ctyrl-c, ctrl-v, ctrl-z. it's really sweet. * I'm still gettin used to spreadsheets. I can still move around like in word docs, but it's a little less intuitive and not as directly portable from desktop. * a stylus could help for more precise control, but I've never tried it before.
Anything intensive tasks, like hard core excel, word, etc woudl best be done on a multi-screen setup, not an ipad or even a small laptop. so the fact that an ipad isn't good for some intensive tasks is moot.
* it is small and light, yet the ipad screen is way huge compared to netbook screens.
Your ClamCased tablet is never going to be smaller and lighter than a/an netbook/ultrabook with the keyboard permanently attached (or even than a convertible/hybrid).
compared to a macbook air 11", my ipad air 2 with clamcase shell is 2 inches shorter in width, 0.75 inches longer in depth, and 0.06 inches taller in height. it's also 3 oz lighter. the screen is 20% smaller in area, but because the aspect ratio is 4:3 instead of 16:9 it's much easier on the eye for most applications. Also ipad apps are designed from square 1 to minimize window chrome etc as much as possible, and the same cannot be said for netbook OS's
re:edge cases, more generally you woulnt want to do anything on an ipad that is better done on large multi-monitors. This includes coding, although I've VNC'd into my home computer from the road to take care of tech issues so that sort of thing is available in a pinch.
Similarly, there are very powerful apps available for creative professionals, such as Garage Band, Photoshop, and probably some video editors. But this seems to me that an ipad would be a real pain in the ass for this.
however, you don't need to shrink edge cases to zero in order for the tablet market to flourish and the laptop market to languish.
1): I would say that the surface pro or convertible MacBook air are the future of tablets, especially if they can be at ipad prices. This will displace laptops. The tablet market that I see as most endangered is the ipad mini size, which is too small to be a laptop replacement and is competing against phablets.
2) your user name is Amtrak. I take Amtrak a lot. You know what my favorite activity is on Amtrak? Drinking!
here's the secret: google at heart is a really boring company. they write algorithms to do internet searches, and other algorithms to place ads. then they make 80% of their revenue on ads. This is basically the same thing that yahoo does, and this terrifies the google execs. They stay up at night worrying, what can we do to keep from turning into the next yahoo?
the only answer is to hire really smart and passionate people, but in order to attract and keep them you need to give them really cool things to do. really smart and passionate people don't want to make bleeding edge technology to push more ads. So they have their "20% time" policy, along with their google x projects, which are just ways to keep their workforce engaged while they improve search and ad placement.
In a way, it doesn't even matter if these things make it to market or are successful, because any hobbyist knows that the fun is in designing and building something. When interest wanes or a key person leaves the company, they shut down the product and move on to something else.
that's the problem with android tablets. ipads retain value (if anything, apple will hold on to the prior year's model and knock it down a hundred bucks, but not always) because they are designed to be long-term products.
it doesn't mean the tablet market is doomed, it just means the tablet replacement cycle will resemble PCs more than phones. this is to be expected since tablets are encroaching on laptops.
I suspect it's bad math. People don't internalize the fact that ipads and iphones cost the same price ($500-$800), and the difference is many people sign a binding contract to pay for their phones over time. so it seems cheap to update your phone (only $200!), while expensive to update your tablet.
The article says nothing about tablets vs. pcs. it's only about tablets vs phones, as is the summary. The throwaway question at the end of the summary, "the onetime theory that they would one day cannibalize all PCs looks increasingly nebulous," is completely unsupported. If anything what we're seeing is the tablets are moving away from a phone replacement cycle and towards a PC replacement cycle, which is what you'd expect if the tablet replaces PCs. So the answer to your question is no, tablets and pcs will continue to merge, and this is a good thing.
The summary and comments so far have been comparing tablets to phones. But the proper comparison is between tablets and laptops.
ANECDOTE ALERT
I'm a big believer that tablets will replace laptops. My ipad used to be for games, light browsing, etc. But two things happened that changed everything: * I got a really high quality keyboard case that comes very close to replicating the look and feel of a laptop (search for ClamCase if you care to) * my work switched to office 365, which means all of the outlook, word, excel, CRM, and sharepoint is available online and through ipad apps.
Now my tablet has probably replaced 75% of my home computer needs, and 100% of travel needs - I leave my work laptop at home and only take the tablet. It's super cool. It does many things that my home/work laptops do not: * it is small and light, yet the ipad screen is way huge compared to netbook screens. * cell connection means you always have email the instant you open it, and any website is available any where. once you get used to this it is jarring to back to a laptop where you're scrounging for internet access (or have a Sting that glows when in the presence of unsecured wifi). * instant wake from sleep. Another thing where once you get used to that it's hard to go back to the laptop. * it lasts all day. literally, 10 hrs +. better than my crappy work win7 that burns like a thousand suns. * road warriors will identify with this one: the charger is small and light (not a brick)
Like I said, anecdote alert. But I think that aside from computer professionals, many people can be more than suited by an ipad + tablet case. The number of edge cases where a laptop works but an ipad doesn't work keeps on shrinking.
Rumor mill says Apple will be updating the MacBook air to be a tablet/laptop hybrid, possibly like the set up I described. That would be cool!
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Admiral Broccoli was coaxed out of his shell though the managerial skills of JLP, not through psychotherapy etc.
canada is a weird place. in US if your business relies on the internet to function then you better be really good at doing internets, otherwise you'll be SOL when your shizz goes down. nobody holds your hand.
ask the people of ireland how that turned out. UK let a third of the population die from hunger rather than provide help. that's cold bro.
what does California have to do with anything.
i predict that only good things can come of this action. Oh wait, I just remembered that I suck at predicting things.
If crystalline life is possible... and it certainly looks like it is... then it has to be out there somewhere. The question is how common is it?
we better keep an eye out for the Crystalline Entity. That thing is a bitch and a half.
Slashdot is slowly but surely turning into 4chan. *sigh*
which is funny because 4chan is slowly turning to junk and all the cool kids are going to 8chan or infinitychan.
ok, so it sounds like you found a good compromise solution for your problem.
compared to a macbook air 11", my ipad air 2 with clamcase shell is 2 inches shorter in width, 0.75 inches longer in depth, and 0.06 inches taller in height. it's also 3 oz lighter. the screen is 20% smaller in area, but because the aspect ratio is 4:3 instead of 16:9 it's much easier on the eye for most applications.
You do realize than none of those things are necessarily because of the tablet+case configuration you have chosen?
true true. I'm just trying to provide specific backup to support my claim. And the easiest thing for me to use as support is the ipad I'm typing on right now.
I'm a big believer that tablets will replace laptops. [...] Rumor mill says Apple will be updating the MacBook air to be a tablet/laptop hybrid, possibly like the set up I described. That would be cool!
I agree with the latter, but not the former. A convertible with a proper keyboard and touchpad, combined with a hybrid touch/pointer-OS is infinitely more usable than a tablet with a keyboard slapped on to it.
we're saying the same thing. tablets as they exist today won't replace laptops, but tablets are invading the land of laptops and will kill the men and fuck the women to produce a generation of tablet/laptop hybrids. In addition, tablet culture and sensibilities will displace laptop culture. While the future is hybrids, the tablet will have effectively "won" and laptops "lost".
if this is the case, then the customer is getting railroaded. There are plenty of plans available that do not include the phone and which will save you $30-$40 per month.
I'm so weary of the elon boner around here. if we're going to vote for tech companies who are fighting against protectionist industries I'd rather vote for uber.
you bet I'm serious. and don't call me Shelly.
I think that Snowden would have been the 100% best choice for 2013, but this isn't the nobel prize and a 2014 award should honor somebody who broke new ground in 2014.
That is interesting stuff. A question for you, what's google's take on the dark web? things like iphones, facebook posts, apple maps, etc, where many people spend the majority of their internet time but google doesn't have a window in? does google see this as a threat?
I agree somewhat, again based on my own experience. My own thoughts:
* text editing is a pain using the ipad touchscreen, because it's hard to do precise and fast cursor placement. But once I got a keyboard, I was able to use the arrow keys which make going around a doc much easier. arrow up/down/left right to move cursor, shift-arrow to highlight, control-arrow to move to beginning or end of line, option-arrow to move cursor by word, option-shift-arrow to highlight by word, etc. also the old standby's ctrl-x, ctyrl-c, ctrl-v, ctrl-z. it's really sweet.
* I'm still gettin used to spreadsheets. I can still move around like in word docs, but it's a little less intuitive and not as directly portable from desktop.
* a stylus could help for more precise control, but I've never tried it before.
Anything intensive tasks, like hard core excel, word, etc woudl best be done on a multi-screen setup, not an ipad or even a small laptop. so the fact that an ipad isn't good for some intensive tasks is moot.
* it is small and light, yet the ipad screen is way huge compared to netbook screens.
Your ClamCased tablet is never going to be smaller and lighter than a/an netbook/ultrabook with the keyboard permanently attached (or even than a convertible/hybrid).
compared to a macbook air 11", my ipad air 2 with clamcase shell is 2 inches shorter in width, 0.75 inches longer in depth, and 0.06 inches taller in height. it's also 3 oz lighter. the screen is 20% smaller in area, but because the aspect ratio is 4:3 instead of 16:9 it's much easier on the eye for most applications. Also ipad apps are designed from square 1 to minimize window chrome etc as much as possible, and the same cannot be said for netbook OS's
re:edge cases, more generally you woulnt want to do anything on an ipad that is better done on large multi-monitors. This includes coding, although I've VNC'd into my home computer from the road to take care of tech issues so that sort of thing is available in a pinch.
Similarly, there are very powerful apps available for creative professionals, such as Garage Band, Photoshop, and probably some video editors. But this seems to me that an ipad would be a real pain in the ass for this.
however, you don't need to shrink edge cases to zero in order for the tablet market to flourish and the laptop market to languish.
1): I would say that the surface pro or convertible MacBook air are the future of tablets, especially if they can be at ipad prices. This will displace laptops. The tablet market that I see as most endangered is the ipad mini size, which is too small to be a laptop replacement and is competing against phablets.
2) your user name is Amtrak. I take Amtrak a lot. You know what my favorite activity is on Amtrak? Drinking!
here's the secret: google at heart is a really boring company. they write algorithms to do internet searches, and other algorithms to place ads. then they make 80% of their revenue on ads. This is basically the same thing that yahoo does, and this terrifies the google execs. They stay up at night worrying, what can we do to keep from turning into the next yahoo?
the only answer is to hire really smart and passionate people, but in order to attract and keep them you need to give them really cool things to do. really smart and passionate people don't want to make bleeding edge technology to push more ads. So they have their "20% time" policy, along with their google x projects, which are just ways to keep their workforce engaged while they improve search and ad placement.
In a way, it doesn't even matter if these things make it to market or are successful, because any hobbyist knows that the fun is in designing and building something. When interest wanes or a key person leaves the company, they shut down the product and move on to something else.
that's the problem with android tablets. ipads retain value (if anything, apple will hold on to the prior year's model and knock it down a hundred bucks, but not always) because they are designed to be long-term products.
it doesn't mean the tablet market is doomed, it just means the tablet replacement cycle will resemble PCs more than phones. this is to be expected since tablets are encroaching on laptops.
I suspect it's bad math. People don't internalize the fact that ipads and iphones cost the same price ($500-$800), and the difference is many people sign a binding contract to pay for their phones over time. so it seems cheap to update your phone (only $200!), while expensive to update your tablet.
Why? What is wrong with a 4 year old smartphone that still works?
OMG I can't imagine being caught dead with a iphone 4 or older, with the old aspect ratio screen! That would be mortifying.
The article says nothing about tablets vs. pcs. it's only about tablets vs phones, as is the summary. The throwaway question at the end of the summary, "the onetime theory that they would one day cannibalize all PCs looks increasingly nebulous," is completely unsupported. If anything what we're seeing is the tablets are moving away from a phone replacement cycle and towards a PC replacement cycle, which is what you'd expect if the tablet replaces PCs. So the answer to your question is no, tablets and pcs will continue to merge, and this is a good thing.
The summary and comments so far have been comparing tablets to phones. But the proper comparison is between tablets and laptops.
ANECDOTE ALERT
I'm a big believer that tablets will replace laptops. My ipad used to be for games, light browsing, etc. But two things happened that changed everything:
* I got a really high quality keyboard case that comes very close to replicating the look and feel of a laptop (search for ClamCase if you care to)
* my work switched to office 365, which means all of the outlook, word, excel, CRM, and sharepoint is available online and through ipad apps.
Now my tablet has probably replaced 75% of my home computer needs, and 100% of travel needs - I leave my work laptop at home and only take the tablet. It's super cool. It does many things that my home/work laptops do not:
* it is small and light, yet the ipad screen is way huge compared to netbook screens.
* cell connection means you always have email the instant you open it, and any website is available any where. once you get used to this it is jarring to back to a laptop where you're scrounging for internet access (or have a Sting that glows when in the presence of unsecured wifi).
* instant wake from sleep. Another thing where once you get used to that it's hard to go back to the laptop.
* it lasts all day. literally, 10 hrs +. better than my crappy work win7 that burns like a thousand suns.
* road warriors will identify with this one: the charger is small and light (not a brick)
Like I said, anecdote alert. But I think that aside from computer professionals, many people can be more than suited by an ipad + tablet case. The number of edge cases where a laptop works but an ipad doesn't work keeps on shrinking.
Rumor mill says Apple will be updating the MacBook air to be a tablet/laptop hybrid, possibly like the set up I described. That would be cool!