>From the people I've talked to it's not about offering anything "over" a good >laptop, it's about going head to head with a mid/low end netbook. It seems to >be about having something you can leave next to the sofa, boot up in seconds, >do some quick word processing/emailing, and then shut down again all in the >space of an ad-break in a TV programme. Its' also seems to be about something >that you can slip into a back pack without it taking up too much space.
It does seem that it's not causing people to replace their laptops with it, but it is making them re-consider whether their netbooks have a place in their lives given the iPads boot up speed, size, and general user experience for some of the simple tasks people would normally use a netbook for. Al. -- * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * ====== Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company number 6741909. The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's subsidiaries. On 8 May 2010, at 14:47, Chris wrote: > I agree with you Andy. I keep looking at the iPad and wonder what it > offers over a good laptop. I think it is designed to be a media > device but the tendency for people is to think of it as a laptop. I > read a review of the on screen keyboard and it seems it is too big to > type with your thumbs in the vertical position and too difficult to > keep it in place when typing with both hands in the landscape > position. I suppose the books/magazines look appealing on it but I > already have a B&N Nook for that. > > Thanks for you comments, > > Chris > > On May 8, 9:33 am, Andy Burns <[email protected]> wrote: >> Chris wrote: >>> Since you guys didn't comment on the device, can I assume you don't >>> like it? >> >> My first reaction when the iPad was released was "why?", I guess I think >> the same about tablets in general. >> >> It seems quite pricey, twice the price of my Dell Mini9 with a few >> features added (touchscreen, accelerometer, HDMI) and a few taken away >> (keyboard, ethernet, VGA, 1/2 the RAM) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Android Discuss" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group >> athttp://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
