Posts by ecs

Just a clarification about my last post: I was talking about the Samsung Ativ Pro. I certainly see no market for a Windows RT device when you have the Ativ Pro, which runs Windows 8. I'd like a touch version of OSX running on a...

This article is missing important information, because Samsung already sells "pc tablets", which have a weight similar to an iPad, but with specs and price closer to the MacBook Air, and runs a full version of Windows 8. It's true you...

Quote:Originally Posted by ThePixelDoc Oh really. Then please do explain why for many people Apple maps works better than Google's? Also... which one do you think has a better future? I'm not saying that Google is going to stop...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil  [...] Well, believe whatever you want to believe, I guess. Ignorance is bliss.    Indeed, I warned Maps was not ready for launch, and all I got was...

Quote: Originally Posted by ThePixelDoc  The trick is in the workflow and matching it realistically to the mobile tech we have now, with a keen eye to what we'll have available in a very short time.   The...

Yes, and a lot of things you do in real life have the nature of a project. Just recall how you did homework when you were at school:   A) The natural human way of doing homework at school: You keep a different notebook (a...

Quote:Originally Posted by umrk_lab  In most jobs, the issue is not to create a digital document, you know .... All of my friends, colleagues, or relatives, are either professors/teachers (so they need to prepare material for their...

Quote: Originally Posted by jragosta  That's true - only if your version of 'productivity' is the only one that exists. Ask the American Airlines and other pilots who are using iPads for their manuals rather than...

The point isn't "average user" vs "power user", but "entertainment" vs "productivity". In other words, iOS is well suited for entertainment and communication needs, but on the other hand it's poor at productivity. You really need...

Is it so hard to design a machine which is unique, yet easy to produce in large amounts? Is it so hard to put the iMac internals into a cube whose side is the size of a MacMini? It would be nice looking, small, easy to produce, and...