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JeremyZ · 10-05-2009, 11:29 AM

One question on these tablet PCs: How are they going to replace a proper QWERTY keyboard? They can be used for fun, but for any kind of word processing except light edits, they won't be any good.

To me, that means there'll be quite an overlap between this and iPhone. What could a tablet PC do that an iPhone couldn't? I guess maybe surf faster, with a proper WiFi connection instead of 3G.

We'll see. Even Apple isn't immune to the occasional strike-out. Some would say that Macs haven't even caught on yet. (artists disagree) It was iPod and iPhone that really made Apple strong again.

I don't think folks have much faith in Microsoft any more. I know I don't. Word and Excel are pretty great. But aside from that?

10-05-2009, 11:29 AM	#5
JeremyZ Addict Posts: 303 Karma: 1000702 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chicago Device: Nook ST, Kindle 2, Samsung Galaxy Stellar phone	One question on these tablet PCs: How are they going to replace a proper QWERTY keyboard? They can be used for fun, but for any kind of word processing except light edits, they won't be any good. To me, that means there'll be quite an overlap between this and iPhone. What could a tablet PC do that an iPhone couldn't? I guess maybe surf faster, with a proper WiFi connection instead of 3G. We'll see. Even Apple isn't immune to the occasional strike-out. Some would say that Macs haven't even caught on yet. (artists disagree) It was iPod and iPhone that really made Apple strong again. I don't think folks have much faith in Microsoft any more. I know I don't. Word and Excel are pretty great. But aside from that?