The Apple Tablet...

[Tony Scharf]

This article pretty much sums up exactly my thoughts on the iPad and
apple in general:

http://createdigitalmusic.com/2010/01/27/how-a-great-product-can-be-bad-news-apple-ipad-and-the-closed-mac/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+createdigitalmusic+(createdigitalmusic.com)

Tony

On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Peter Korsten <peter at severity-one.com> wrote:
> Op 27-1-2010 21:27, Andrew Robinson schreef:
>
>> Here's the interesting bit that nobody else seems to be focusing on:
>>
>> "Processor: 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power
>> system-on-a-chip"
>>
>> Is it Arm-based, x86 based, or something else, and what does this mean
>> for future iPhones and desktop macs?
>
> Well, I saw that, but I don't think it really matters: Apple is selling
> an appliance, not a platform as such. Now you can customise your
> appliance, by choosing the software you want, but in the end it comes
> down to the applications, and the tablet just happens to be the thing
> you run them on.
>
> It's an interesting concept, and I've always loved the tablet form
> factor, but I'm not sure if I would be interested enough. It fills a
> nice niche between desktop/laptop and smart phone, though.
>
> - Peter
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