In the end, all those apps may run on a hardware-assisted QEMU host. ICT already has 80% X86 native speeds on a modified MIPS architecture, so there's no reason ARM can't do the same. It would be amusing if an Android/QEMU/Wine combination beat MS to legacy app comparability...
Hardware-assisted x86 emulation
Loongson 3 adds over 200 new instructions to speed up x86 instruction execution at a cost of 5% of the total die area. The new instructions help QEMU translate x86 instructions by lowering the overhead of executing x86/CISC-style instructions in the MIPS pipeline. With added improvements in QEMU from ICT, Loongson-3 achieves an average of 70% the performance of executing native binaries when running x86 binaries from nine benchmarks.[11]
The size depends on what you (and/or) your package manager choose to install. To quote the FAQ "For certain features of the software - but not most - Java is required. Java is notably required for Base."
http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/system-requirements/
I believe the point that was being made, which you seemed to have missed, is that the vast (and I do mean vast) majority of users don't care how much RAM their tablet (or phone) has.
And those people don't read or post on Slashdot.
They still love Transformers though. I started out using mine to take notes at client meetings, and I'll swear the thing is as infectious as the flu - every time I go back to those places, half a dozen people will be waving Eeepads at me saying "Look, I got one too!"
Microsoft are a disgusting, disgraceful and unethical company.
They have been a barrier to innovation, blocking so many new technologies they've set humanity back decades. They should be split up and forced to compete on merits
Its not like we have a choice here folks, and if the NIMBYs would quit acting like asses, which BTW I propose any NIMBY that blocks power creation?
It's not NIMBYs that get in the way of nuclear power, it's bankers.
The financial industry understands that constructing new reactors is not a good investment, which is why they charge a premium for loans. In the US, Congress uses public money to pay that bill (and further subsidies at the rate of 1.8 cents per KW-Hr for the first 3 years of operation), otherwise nobody would bother building them.
Because many of these "First Post" responses are boilerplate content provided by advertising agencies. That's how they can get in so quickly with what appear to be cogent, well-reasoned articles.
Phrases like "there is really no other source" "The actual unblemished truth" "The truth is:" "nuclear technologies have never been safer" are essentially meaningless tautologies or outright lies, but are presented here to deflect real discussion, such as why it was economically sensible of Siemens to stop building power plants with huge lead times and doubtful value.
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Hardware-assisted x86 emulation
Loongson 3 adds over 200 new instructions to speed up x86 instruction execution at a cost of 5% of the total die area. The new instructions help QEMU translate x86 instructions by lowering the overhead of executing x86/CISC-style instructions in the MIPS pipeline. With added improvements in QEMU from ICT, Loongson-3 achieves an average of 70% the performance of executing native binaries when running x86 binaries from nine benchmarks.[11]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loongson
The size depends on what you (and/or) your package manager choose to install. To quote the FAQ "For certain features of the software - but not most - Java is required. Java is notably required for Base." http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/system-requirements/
I believe the point that was being made, which you seemed to have missed, is that the vast (and I do mean vast) majority of users don't care how much RAM their tablet (or phone) has.
And those people don't read or post on Slashdot.
They still love Transformers though. I started out using mine to take notes at client meetings, and I'll swear the thing is as infectious as the flu - every time I go back to those places, half a dozen people will be waving Eeepads at me saying "Look, I got one too!"
https://market.android.com/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser&hl=en
I can't wait to see the whole patent system destroy itself.
Microsoft won't let that happen.
They need it to block genuinely innovative organisations from competing with them.
What is the difference between a large server and a home user? It is the person sitting behind the keyboard.
Ah, Microsoft apologists. As hilarious as they are delusional...
Because the owners of these things are rather shady criminal types at best
Microsoft is a publicly listed company, Ballmer's not the owner, he's just the CEO.
Good actions should be lauded, not condemned by ignorant slashdotters.
I like your thinking:
You obviously haven't used used WP7 at all.
Well duh!
Nobody's bothering to use it, 'cos it's dull, colourless and boring.
Me too. But... http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n9-3398.php
they are about the size of your balls. That makes them nearly undetectable.
Neuterinos?
all real monkeys have progressed to randomly downloading things from bit-torrent.
Sadly, in my experience you're more likely to find them here:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/mcse.aspx
Such a shame Schrödinger's crater is on the moon.
(Dos) BIOS aint done 'till (Lotus) Linux won't run.
I'll be buying the one with Meego installed.
They have been a barrier to innovation, blocking so many new technologies they've set humanity back decades. They should be split up and forced to compete on merits
Don't forget Kin...
Wouldn't The Picture of Dorian Gray be a better fit?
Its not like we have a choice here folks, and if the NIMBYs would quit acting like asses, which BTW I propose any NIMBY that blocks power creation?
It's not NIMBYs that get in the way of nuclear power, it's bankers.
The financial industry understands that constructing new reactors is not a good investment, which is why they charge a premium for loans. In the US, Congress uses public money to pay that bill (and further subsidies at the rate of 1.8 cents per KW-Hr for the first 3 years of operation), otherwise nobody would bother building them.
Ironically, cars were expensive, filthy and dangerous at about the same part of their development arc..
They still are.
It's about as ironic as rain on your wedding day.
Phrases like "there is really no other source" "The actual unblemished truth" "The truth is:" "nuclear technologies have never been safer" are essentially meaningless tautologies or outright lies, but are presented here to deflect real discussion, such as why it was economically sensible of Siemens to stop building power plants with huge lead times and doubtful value.
Lots of choice though, I guess that could bother some people.
http://www.google.com/search?q=honeycomb&oe=utf-8&lr=lang_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=1034#um=1&hl=en&lr=lang_en&safe=off&tbs=lr:lang_1en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=honeycomb+android&pbx=1&oq=honeycomb+android&aq=f&aqi=g6&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=101411l104328l2l104440l8l8l0l4l4l1l405l1390l2-1.2.1l4l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&fp=752cc44099da74f6&biw=1920&bih=1034
Well, Microsoft's bee Strong-ARMing it's partners and competitors for decades, so...
Tablets? MS has been around since 2001
2001? They've been failing in the Tablet market since 1992! I actually have one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compaq_Concerto
While other UI designers are slathering gradient fills, fancy bevels, and textures everywhere
I haven't seen this - do you have examples?
Or perhaps it was just a strawman...