[WS: I am doing the first two with no problems, I watched a movie and I played Civilization which in "my netbook" is a "fun game." :) I am not sure what net meetings are but I regularly use a netbook for telconferencing via skype. I do not create music, though, I have no such talent at all.
As far as simple computing is concerned - I am slightly impaired as far as motor coordination is concerned, and I find Ipad (or any touch screen device) more difficult to operate than a keyboard equipped netbook. Besides, I hate, no, make it loathe or abhor multifunction controls - a slightly inaccurate movement (which is frequent for a person with motor coordination problems) triggers an avalanche of unwanted operations that takes considerable effort to undo.
Wojtek
On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 10:03 AM, <brandelune at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Oct 7, 2011, at 10:44 PM, Wojtek S wrote:
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>> JC: " plastic turds that you refer to as being "functionally" superior
>> to the iPad"
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>> [WS:] Have you tried to run a serious business application like
>> Excel, SAS or SPSS on an Ipad? I have no problems running them on a
>> netbook.
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> Have you tried to read a full ebook on a netbook ? Or to draw pictures ? Or to watch movies ? Or to play fun games ? Or to do net-meetings ? Or to create music ? Or to DJ ? Or to do simple computing when you're blind or even only slightly technology impaired ? Or to ... I could go on and on.
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> I mean, obviously you are comparing Apples to sour oranges. Most people do not buy computers to run "serious business applications". And people who have simple computing needs don't necessarily make fashion statements when they get an Ipad.
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> JC (I don't have any mobile device, not even a mobile phone, and do not plan to ever use one)
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