The reason nobody here wants one is because it's not a gadget intended for gadget people.
Iit's supposed to be an economical work tool to help business people with a smartphone or pocket PC get more from their phone without needing a Lap top. For 1 person to buy themselves a net-book only costs slightly more. even if you then add anti-virus subscriptions and stuff, still not much difference. but that's not who they are trying to sell them too.
For a large corporation issuing lap-tops to random people who barely understand how to use them, you have a lot more to worry about - the actual cost of the hardware becomes quite small compared to the time and resources spent supporting idiots who can't look after their kit. They need extra security measures. they have to move their data from lap tops to desk tops. they loose them, and complain that they've lost their data too.
The redfly avoids all that because it actually does nothing new. Don't get me wrong, I have one and I like it. but if I'm using it on a train or in a café and I get a knife pointed at me, I'll hand it over without a care. All my data and info and other important stuff is hidden in my pocket. I can buy a new Redfly 10 minutes later and carry on working.
It's just a tool, a keyboard and a screen for a very small PC that your company already supports. It needs no maintainance, no updates, very little support. If it breaks you swap it out. no set-up needed.
I don't know why they added a video port, that doesn't seem to be the market they were chasing. I'm also slightly puzzled to spot they they aren't red any more.
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The reason nobody here wants one is because it's not a gadget intended for gadget people.
Iit's supposed to be an economical work tool to help business people with a smartphone or pocket PC get more from their phone without needing a Lap top.
For 1 person to buy themselves a net-book only costs slightly more. even if you then add anti-virus subscriptions and stuff, still not much difference. but that's not who they are trying to sell them too.
For a large corporation issuing lap-tops to random people who barely understand how to use them, you have a lot more to worry about - the actual cost of the hardware becomes quite small compared to the time and resources spent supporting idiots who can't look after their kit. They need extra security measures. they have to move their data from lap tops to desk tops. they loose them, and complain that they've lost their data too.
The redfly avoids all that because it actually does nothing new.
Don't get me wrong, I have one and I like it. but if I'm using it on a train or in a café and I get a knife pointed at me, I'll hand it over without a care. All my data and info and other important stuff is hidden in my pocket. I can buy a new Redfly 10 minutes later and carry on working.
It's just a tool, a keyboard and a screen for a very small PC that your company already supports. It needs no maintainance, no updates, very little support. If it breaks you swap it out. no set-up needed.
I don't know why they added a video port, that doesn't seem to be the market they were chasing.
I'm also slightly puzzled to spot they they aren't red any more.