It would be nice to have phones using low power when a WiFi (or equiv) signal is available indoors, and switch to high power signal to the tower, thus extending battery life even further.
It would also be interesting to see if this can make a difference to the long term effect of all the high power electromagnetic radiation that we are covering ourselves with!
The revenue streams of product companies like Microsoft are driven by upgrades and corporate support agreements. And pay as you use is not a novel concept here. Putting up support contracts that force you to upgrade, or be desupported is not as effective as putting up a membership to office.msn.com and that may be the ultimate aim.
And the consumer will choose. Today no one can deny that MS Office definitely packages things well (the unused 99% features do not cluter the used 1%) and sets the standards that other programs aim for. But who knows, Open Office and other competitors may be able to do what Gmail did to Email.
And my $0.02 will be to continue promoting those alternatives and to make sure that the eco system continues to offer us choice.
Games (not just educational) are good to make students approach computers without fear. A good Pacman, Tetris and Space Invaders are excellent choices in making students see the computer in a different light!
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It would be nice to have phones using low power when a WiFi (or equiv) signal is available indoors, and switch to high power signal to the tower, thus extending battery life even further. It would also be interesting to see if this can make a difference to the long term effect of all the high power electromagnetic radiation that we are covering ourselves with!
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And the consumer will choose. Today no one can deny that MS Office definitely packages things well (the unused 99% features do not cluter the used 1%) and sets the standards that other programs aim for. But who knows, Open Office and other competitors may be able to do what Gmail did to Email.
And my $0.02 will be to continue promoting those alternatives and to make sure that the eco system continues to offer us choice.
Just my $0.02.
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